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Skteosk: /* Quotes */

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 "I will go...''for now.'' But I promise you this, '''Optimus Prime''': when you and I meet next it will be Shockwave who again walks away...'''leaving your charred and blackened corpse behind me.'''"
 :—Just because '''Shockwave''' is cold and logical doesn't mean he can't have a dramatic flair
 ==Notes==

Doglunchuk: /* Continuity notes */

2024-03-26T21:46:14Z

Continuity notes

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	*Frenzy mentions rumours that Megatron has returned, referring to television broadcasts showing the former Decepticon that hit the airwaves in [[I, Robot-Master!\|US issue #15]]. Frenzy himself, incidentally, is unaccounted for by the US stories during this time of divided Decepticon leadership; only the UK stories depict him as explicitly being part of Shockwave's camp.		*Frenzy mentions rumours that Megatron has returned, referring to television broadcasts showing the former Decepticon that hit the airwaves in [[I, Robot-Master!\|US issue #15]]. Frenzy himself, incidentally, is unaccounted for by the US stories during this time of divided Decepticon leadership; only the UK stories depict him as explicitly being part of Shockwave's camp.
	*Shockwave recalls his millions of years of entombment courtesy of the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]], as seen in [[Repeat Performance!\|US issue #8]], complete with a recreation of a panel from that issue depicting his burial.		*Shockwave recalls his millions of years of entombment courtesy of the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]], as seen in [[Repeat Performance!\|US issue #8]], complete with a recreation of a panel from that issue depicting his burial.
	*Shockwave's submergence in the swamp took place in US ~~isue~~ #12. His absence was short-lived, as he quickly returned in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|US issue #14]] with no real remark passed, but the UK comic inserted several additional stories between those two adventures, making his disappearance from action a more protracted one. This issue fills in the gap through flashback, showing us how Shockwave was forced to spend "days or months" trapped in the blackness of the swamp, until he finally touched bottom and could boot-jet his way to freedom (right). In ''The Transformers Classics UK'' Vol.2, Furman would give this as an example of the little gaps in Budiansky's stories ~~like this~~, the result of poor Bob having [[to sell toys\|to promote a never-ending stream of new toys]], that the UK team looked for so they could plug in their stories.		*Shockwave's submergence in the swamp took place in US issue #12. His absence was short-lived, as he quickly returned in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|US issue #14]] with no real remark passed, but the UK comic inserted several additional stories between those two adventures, making his disappearance from action a more protracted one. This issue fills in the gap through flashback, showing us how Shockwave was forced to spend "days or months" trapped in the blackness of the swamp, until he finally touched bottom and could boot-jet his way to freedom (right). In ''The Transformers Classics UK'' Vol.2, Furman would give this as an example of the little gaps in Budiansky's stories, the result of poor Bob having [[to sell toys\|to promote a never-ending stream of new toys]], that the UK team looked for so they could plug in their stories.

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

Doglunchuk: /* Part 2: "Baptism of Fire!" */

2024-03-26T21:40:04Z

Part 2: "Baptism of Fire!"

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	===Part 2: "Baptism of Fire!"===		===Part 2: "Baptism of Fire!"===
	[[File:RobotBuster my eye.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=2]]		[[File:RobotBuster my eye.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=2]]
	After spending most of the night running from Shockwave and making futile attempts to combat him, Buster is cornered by the Decepticon leader, but is able to escape again by hurling a handful of sand into Shockwave's [[Sensor\|optic sensor]]. This brief moment blindness causes Shockwave to remember his previous, more-prolonged immersions in darkness—his four-million year burial at the hands of the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]], and his recent submergence in a swamp by Optimus Prime—and for once, the normally cold and emotionless Decepticon's mask of logic slips away. As emotion takes hold, Shockwave furiously vows to hunt down and slay Buster.		After spending most of the night running from Shockwave and making futile attempts to combat him, Buster is cornered by the Decepticon leader, but is able to escape again by hurling a handful of sand into Shockwave's [[Sensor\|optic sensor]]. This brief moment of blindness causes Shockwave to remember his previous, more-prolonged immersions in darkness—his four-million year burial at the hands of the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]], and his recent submergence in a swamp by Optimus Prime—and for once, the normally cold and emotionless Decepticon's mask of logic slips away. As emotion takes hold, Shockwave furiously vows to hunt down and slay Buster.

	As dawn breaks, Buster finishes reconfiguring his suit to channel all of its energy into one blast, hoping this will be enough to take Shockwave down. No sooner has he completed his work than Shockwave catches up to him and moves in for the kill. Buster opens fire at point blank range, and the resultant blast hurls Shockwave back, but also reduces the suit to a smoking wreck. Alas, as Buster crawls out of the suit's remains, he discovers ~~his~~ his efforts were in vain when the still-functional Shockwave seizes him. Just before Shockwave can crush the life from the human, Optimus Prime and the Autobots arrive, having discovered the suit was missing from the lab. Prime offers to let Shockwave leave peacefully in return for Buster's safety, and, his logical mind reasserting itself, Shockwave agrees. Buster's experience has convinced him that fighting with the Autobots is not something he wants to be part of after all... but unfortunately for him, Shockwave is already plotting revenge, now knowing that the Autobots' friendship with Buster is a weakness he can exploit...		As dawn breaks, Buster finishes reconfiguring his suit to channel all of its energy into one blast, hoping this will be enough to take Shockwave down. No sooner has he completed his work than Shockwave catches up to him and moves in for the kill. Buster opens fire at point blank range, and the resultant blast hurls Shockwave back, but also reduces the suit to a smoking wreck. Alas, as Buster crawls out of the suit's remains, he discovers his efforts were in vain when the still-functional Shockwave seizes him. Just before Shockwave can crush the life from the human, Optimus Prime and the Autobots arrive, having discovered the suit was missing from the lab. Prime offers to let Shockwave leave peacefully in return for Buster's safety, and, his logical mind reasserting itself, Shockwave agrees. Buster's experience has convinced him that fighting with the Autobots is not something he wants to be part of after all... but unfortunately for him, Shockwave is already plotting revenge, now knowing that the Autobots' friendship with Buster is a weakness he can exploit...
	{{--}}		{{--}}

Doglunchuk: /* Part 1 */

2024-03-26T21:37:26Z

Part 1

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	===Part 1===		===Part 1===
	[[File:Frenzy-RobotBuster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Frenzy was never cooler than at this moment.]]		[[File:Frenzy-RobotBuster.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Frenzy was never cooler than at this moment.]]
	[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ratchet]] ask [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] to visit their lab to see their newest creation—a [[battlesuit\|large mechanical suit]] for [[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster Witwicky]] that will allow him to fight alongside the [[Autobot]]s. Optimus Prime is outraged at the notion of endangering Buster's life in battle, prompting the indignant Buster himself to insist that he has a right to be allowed to help the Autobots after all he has done for them. Sad but resolute, Prime insists the ~~suits~~ be dismantled.		[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ratchet]] ask [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] to visit their lab to see their newest creation—a [[battlesuit\|large mechanical suit]] for [[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster Witwicky]] that will allow him to fight alongside the [[Autobot]]s. Optimus Prime is outraged at the notion of endangering Buster's life in battle, prompting the indignant Buster himself to insist that he has a right to be allowed to help the Autobots after all he has done for them. Sad but resolute, Prime insists the suit be dismantled.

	Regretting his angry words to Prime, Buster decides to prove to the Autobot leader that the suit has merit by secretly field-testing it. That night, before Ratchet and Wheeljack can start disassembling it, Buster commandeers the suit and heads for the Decepticons' [[Fortress Sinister\|old abandoned fortress]], hoping to find some technology he can take back to the Autobots... but what he finds instead is [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]], in the midst of a salvage mission. Frenzy knows the task is just pointless busywork given to him by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], who is on edge thanks to rumours about the return of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], but that only means the small Decepticon is in a bad mood and ''more'' than ready for a fight when Buster ambushes him. Buster thinks that capturing a Decepticon will be even better evidence of his suit's capabilities, but Frenzy is unharmed by his attack and unleashes the full force of his sonic powers in retaliation. In agony, Buster tries to shut down the suit's audio input, but accidentally winds up triggering its "[[echo cell]]" feature, which absorbs Frenzy's sonic attack and blasts it back at him, knocking him out. Sensible enough to realize he only defeated one of the ''weakest'' Decepticons through sheer luck, Buster decides to depart post-haste... only to find himself confronted by Shockwave!		Regretting his angry words to Prime, Buster decides to prove to the Autobot leader that the suit has merit by secretly field-testing it. That night, before Ratchet and Wheeljack can start disassembling it, Buster commandeers the suit and heads for the Decepticons' [[Fortress Sinister\|old abandoned fortress]], hoping to find some technology he can take back to the Autobots... but what he finds instead is [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]], in the midst of a salvage mission. Frenzy knows the task is just pointless busywork given to him by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], who is on edge thanks to rumours about the return of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], but that only means the small Decepticon is in a bad mood and ''more'' than ready for a fight when Buster ambushes him. Buster thinks that capturing a Decepticon will be even better evidence of his suit's capabilities, but Frenzy is unharmed by his attack and unleashes the full force of his sonic powers in retaliation. In agony, Buster tries to shut down the suit's audio input, but accidentally winds up triggering its "[[echo cell]]" feature, which absorbs Frenzy's sonic attack and blasts it back at him, knocking him out. Sensible enough to realize he only defeated one of the ''weakest'' Decepticons through sheer luck, Buster decides to depart post-haste... only to find himself confronted by Shockwave!
	{{--}}		{{--}}

	===Part 2: "Baptism of Fire!"===		===Part 2: "Baptism of Fire!"===
	[[File:RobotBuster my eye.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=2]]		[[File:RobotBuster my eye.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=2]]

Captf: Fixing spelling of 'exploit'. ~~~~

2022-05-10T10:46:29Z

Fixing spelling of 'exploit'. ~~~~

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	After spending most of the night running from Shockwave and making futile attempts to combat him, Buster is cornered by the Decepticon leader, but is able to escape again by hurling a handful of sand into Shockwave's [[Sensor\|optic sensor]]. This brief moment blindness causes Shockwave to remember his previous, more-prolonged immersions in darkness—his four-million year burial at the hands of the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]], and his recent submergence in a swamp by Optimus Prime—and for once, the normally cold and emotionless Decepticon's mask of logic slips away. As emotion takes hold, Shockwave furiously vows to hunt down and slay Buster.		After spending most of the night running from Shockwave and making futile attempts to combat him, Buster is cornered by the Decepticon leader, but is able to escape again by hurling a handful of sand into Shockwave's [[Sensor\|optic sensor]]. This brief moment blindness causes Shockwave to remember his previous, more-prolonged immersions in darkness—his four-million year burial at the hands of the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]], and his recent submergence in a swamp by Optimus Prime—and for once, the normally cold and emotionless Decepticon's mask of logic slips away. As emotion takes hold, Shockwave furiously vows to hunt down and slay Buster.

	As dawn breaks, Buster finishes reconfiguring his suit to channel all of its energy into one blast, hoping this will be enough to take Shockwave down. No sooner has he completed his work than Shockwave catches up to him and moves in for the kill. Buster opens fire at point blank range, and the resultant blast hurls Shockwave back, but also reduces the suit to a smoking wreck. Alas, as Buster crawls out of the suit's remains, he discovers his his efforts were in vain when the still-functional Shockwave seizes him. Just before Shockwave can crush the life from the human, Optimus Prime and the Autobots arrive, having discovered the suit was missing from the lab. Prime offers to let Shockwave leave peacefully in return for Buster's safety, and, his logical mind reasserting itself, Shockwave agrees. Buster's experience has convinced him that fighting with the Autobots is not something he wants to be part of after all... but unfortunately for him, Shockwave is already plotting revenge, now knowing that the Autobots' friendship with Buster is a weakness he can ~~explot~~...		As dawn breaks, Buster finishes reconfiguring his suit to channel all of its energy into one blast, hoping this will be enough to take Shockwave down. No sooner has he completed his work than Shockwave catches up to him and moves in for the kill. Buster opens fire at point blank range, and the resultant blast hurls Shockwave back, but also reduces the suit to a smoking wreck. Alas, as Buster crawls out of the suit's remains, he discovers his his efforts were in vain when the still-functional Shockwave seizes him. Just before Shockwave can crush the life from the human, Optimus Prime and the Autobots arrive, having discovered the suit was missing from the lab. Prime offers to let Shockwave leave peacefully in return for Buster's safety, and, his logical mind reasserting itself, Shockwave agrees. Buster's experience has convinced him that fighting with the Autobots is not something he wants to be part of after all... but unfortunately for him, Shockwave is already plotting revenge, now knowing that the Autobots' friendship with Buster is a weakness he can exploit...
	{{--}}		{{--}}

Charles RB: /* Notes */

2022-01-25T00:54:57Z

Notes

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	*Frenzy mentions rumours that Megatron has returned, referring to television broadcasts showing the former Decepticon that hit the airwaves in [[I, Robot-Master!\|US issue #15]]. Frenzy himself, incidentally, is unaccounted for by the US stories during this time of divided Decepticon leadership; only the UK stories depict him as explicitly being part of Shockwave's camp.		*Frenzy mentions rumours that Megatron has returned, referring to television broadcasts showing the former Decepticon that hit the airwaves in [[I, Robot-Master!\|US issue #15]]. Frenzy himself, incidentally, is unaccounted for by the US stories during this time of divided Decepticon leadership; only the UK stories depict him as explicitly being part of Shockwave's camp.
	*Shockwave recalls his millions of years of entombment courtesy of the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]], as seen in [[Repeat Performance!\|US issue #8]], complete with a recreation of a panel from that issue depicting his burial.		*Shockwave recalls his millions of years of entombment courtesy of the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]], as seen in [[Repeat Performance!\|US issue #8]], complete with a recreation of a panel from that issue depicting his burial.
	*Shockwave's submergence in the swamp took place in US isue #12. His absence was short-lived, as he quickly returned in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|US issue #14]] with no real remark passed, but the UK comic inserted several additional stories between those two adventures, making his disappearance from action a more protracted one. This issue fills in the gap through flashback, showing us how Shockwave was forced to spend "days or months" trapped in the blackness of the swamp, until he finally touched bottom and could boot-jet his way to freedom (right).		*Shockwave's submergence in the swamp took place in US isue #12. His absence was short-lived, as he quickly returned in [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|US issue #14]] with no real remark passed, but the UK comic inserted several additional stories between those two adventures, making his disappearance from action a more protracted one. This issue fills in the gap through flashback, showing us how Shockwave was forced to spend "days or months" trapped in the blackness of the swamp, until he finally touched bottom and could boot-jet his way to freedom (right). In ''The Transformers Classics UK'' Vol.2, Furman would give this as an example of the little gaps in Budiansky's stories like this, the result of poor Bob having [[to sell toys\|to promote a never-ending stream of new toys]], that the UK team looked for so they could plug in their stories.

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

Sunstorm95: /* Artwork and technical errors */

2021-11-16T00:40:16Z

Artwork and technical errors

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	*Part 1, page 4, panel 2: There's a second, blank speech bubble here after Buster pauses mid-sentence (right). It was probably supposed to contain something like "...then..." or "...well..." to bridge the boy's previous dialogue with his outburst in the next panel that Prime "stinks."		*Part 1, page 4, panel 2: There's a second, blank speech bubble here after Buster pauses mid-sentence (right). It was probably supposed to contain something like "...then..." or "...well..." to bridge the boy's previous dialogue with his outburst in the next panel that Prime "stinks."
	*Part 1, page 6, panel 3: Frenzy's rear-mounted thruster gun is miscoloured green, apparently mistaken by the colourist as part of the bundle of junk in his hands.		*Part 1, page 6, panel 3: Frenzy's rear-mounted thruster gun is miscoloured green, apparently mistaken by the colourist as part of the bundle of junk in his hands.
	*Part 1, page 11: Shockwave says "Perish at the [u]hands[/u] of Shockwave" when, well, he only has ONE hand. Oops!		*Part 1, page 11: Shockwave says "Perish at the <u>hands</u> of Shockwave" when, well, he only has ONE hand. Oops!
	*Part 2, page 3, panel 1: "Nonexistent" is misspelled as "nonexistant".		*Part 2, page 3, panel 1: "Nonexistent" is misspelled as "nonexistant".
	*Part 2, page 10, panel 3: Smokescreen is missing his door-wings, and has only one shoulder-mounted gun instead of two.		*Part 2, page 10, panel 3: Smokescreen is missing his door-wings, and has only one shoulder-mounted gun instead of two.

Sunstorm95: /* Artwork and technical errors */

2021-11-16T00:39:46Z

Artwork and technical errors

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	*Part 1, page 4, panel 2: There's a second, blank speech bubble here after Buster pauses mid-sentence (right). It was probably supposed to contain something like "...then..." or "...well..." to bridge the boy's previous dialogue with his outburst in the next panel that Prime "stinks."		*Part 1, page 4, panel 2: There's a second, blank speech bubble here after Buster pauses mid-sentence (right). It was probably supposed to contain something like "...then..." or "...well..." to bridge the boy's previous dialogue with his outburst in the next panel that Prime "stinks."
	*Part 1, page 6, panel 3: Frenzy's rear-mounted thruster gun is miscoloured green, apparently mistaken by the colourist as part of the bundle of junk in his hands.		*Part 1, page 6, panel 3: Frenzy's rear-mounted thruster gun is miscoloured green, apparently mistaken by the colourist as part of the bundle of junk in his hands.
			*Part 1, page 11: Shockwave says "Perish at the [u]hands[/u] of Shockwave" when, well, he only has ONE hand. Oops!
	*Part 2, page 3, panel 1: "Nonexistent" is misspelled as "nonexistant".		*Part 2, page 3, panel 1: "Nonexistent" is misspelled as "nonexistant".
	*Part 2, page 10, panel 3: Smokescreen is missing his door-wings, and has only one shoulder-mounted gun instead of two.		*Part 2, page 10, panel 3: Smokescreen is missing his door-wings, and has only one shoulder-mounted gun instead of two.


	===Back-up material===		===Back-up material===

Prime Radiant: /* Quotes */

2020-06-05T18:36:29Z

Quotes

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	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	"I will go...''for now.'' But I promise you this, Optimus Prime: when you and I meet next it will be Shockwave who again walks away...'''leaving your charred and blackened corpse behind me.'''"		"I will go...''for now.'' But I promise you this, '''Optimus Prime''': when you and I meet next it will be Shockwave who again walks away...'''leaving your charred and blackened corpse behind me.'''"
	:—Just because '''Shockwave''' is cold and logical doesn't mean he can't have a dramatic flair		:—Just because '''Shockwave''' is cold and logical doesn't mean he can't have a dramatic flair

Prime Radiant: quotes + typos

2020-06-05T18:06:08Z

quotes + typos

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	*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster Witwicky]] (4)		*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster Witwicky]] (4)
	}}		}}

			==Quotes==
			"I will go...''for now.'' But I promise you this, Optimus Prime: when you and I meet next it will be Shockwave who again walks away...'''leaving your charred and blackened corpse behind me.'''"
			:—Just because '''Shockwave''' is cold and logical doesn't mean he can't have a dramatic flair

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	*Part 1, page 4, panel 2: There's a second, blank speech bubble here after Buster pauses mid-sentence (right). It was probably supposed to contain something like "...then..." or "...well..." to bridge the boy's previous dialogue with his outburst in the next panel that Prime "stinks."		*Part 1, page 4, panel 2: There's a second, blank speech bubble here after Buster pauses mid-sentence (right). It was probably supposed to contain something like "...then..." or "...well..." to bridge the boy's previous dialogue with his outburst in the next panel that Prime "stinks."
	*Part 1, page 6, panel 3: Frenzy's rear-mounted thruster gun is miscoloured green, apparently mistaken by the colourist as part of the bundle of junk in his hands.		*Part 1, page 6, panel 3: Frenzy's rear-mounted thruster gun is miscoloured green, apparently mistaken by the colourist as part of the bundle of junk in his hands.
			*Part 2, page 3, panel 1: "Nonexistent" is misspelled as "nonexistant".
	*Part 2, page 10, panel 3: Smokescreen is missing his door-wings, and has only one shoulder-mounted gun instead of two.		*Part 2, page 10, panel 3: Smokescreen is missing his door-wings, and has only one shoulder-mounted gun instead of two.


	===Back-up material===		===Back-up material===