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	* Black Shadow's design is based on his ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'' [[Black Shadow (G1)#Generations\|toy]].		* Black Shadow's design is based on his ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'' [[Black Shadow (G1)#Generations\|toy]].
	* Whilst [[Rigel III\|other]] [[Rigel 6\|planets]] that orbit [[Rigel\|the same star]] have shown up in Transformers fiction before, this issue is the first mention of Rigel IV. It's also known as being the home of {{w\|Kang and Kodos\|a pair of pesky space aliens}} from ''The Simpsons''.		* Whilst [[Rigel III\|other]] [[Rigel 6\|planets]] that orbit [[Rigel\|the same star]] have shown up in Transformers fiction before, this issue is the first mention of Rigel IV. It's also known as being the home of {{w\|Kang and Kodos\|a pair of pesky space aliens}} from ''The Simpsons''.
	* Surprisingly, this isn't [[Mara-Al-Utha\|the first time]] that wooden robots have shown up in a G1 continuity.		* Surprisingly, this isn't [[Mara-Al-Utha\|the first time]] that [[Wood-bot\|wooden robots]] have shown up in a G1 continuity.
	* Black Shadow's bribe is in [[Shanix]], a little-referenced Cybertronian currency that first appeared in [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|issue #113]] of the Marvel UK series. It's seen some previous mentions in IDW continuity in [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|''The Transformers'' #22]] and [[Stick Together\|''Robots in Disguise'' #3]].		* Black Shadow's bribe is in [[Shanix]], a little-referenced Cybertronian currency that first appeared in [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|issue #113]] of the Marvel UK series. It's seen some previous mentions in IDW continuity in [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|''The Transformers'' #22]] and [[Stick Together\|''Robots in Disguise'' #3]].
	* The ''Warworld'' was the Decepticon mothership in the Marvel ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comic. The idea of a fleet of multiple Warworlds originated with the non-canon ''[[Alignment]]''.		* The ''Warworld'' was the Decepticon mothership in the Marvel ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comic. The idea of a fleet of multiple Warworlds originated with the non-canon ''[[Alignment]]''.

Thylacine 2000: /* Trivia */

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Trivia

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	* The 113th Battalion is another use of the number 113 by James Roberts, referring to the [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|issue of the UK comic]] that got him hooked on the series. On the same page, Black Shadow is seen battling the '''11'''th iteration of the Wreckers, with '''3''' kills.		* The 113th Battalion is another use of the number 113 by James Roberts, referring to the [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|issue of the UK comic]] that got him hooked on the series. On the same page, Black Shadow is seen battling the '''11'''th iteration of the Wreckers, with '''3''' kills.
	* This is not the first time Roberts has written a character as having been "talked to death", though this version is a lot more literal than the reference made in "Bullets" to [[Violator\|a Decepticon]] who killed himself rather than listen to [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] drone on!		* This is not the first time Roberts has written a character as having been "talked to death", though this version is a lot more literal than the reference made in "Bullets" to [[Violator\|a Decepticon]] who killed himself rather than listen to [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] drone on!
			* Speaking of "talking to death," Tarn cautions his crew that Phase Sixers tend to explode when dying, right before Black Shadow does just that. Since there are only three Phase Sixers, and since [[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]] was known to be alive at that time, it raises questions about the ultimate fate of [[Sixshot (G1)\|Sixshot]].
	* Krok's ship is named the ''[[Weak Anthropic Principle]]'', which is a philosophical postulate which basically states that only a universe capable of supporting intelligent life is able to be noted by said life, whereas a universe incapable of supporting such life will go unbeheld.		* Krok's ship is named the ''[[Weak Anthropic Principle]]'', which is a philosophical postulate which basically states that only a universe capable of supporting intelligent life is able to be noted by said life, whereas a universe incapable of supporting such life will go unbeheld.

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	"So what does it '''do?''' Where'd Skids get it? Why'd he carry it around with him all the time?"<br>		"So what does it '''do?''' Where'd Skids get it? Why'd he carry it around with him all the time?"<br>
	"I don't know! I've done my bit...!"<br>		"I don't know! I've done my bit...!"<br>
	"You made the gun '''blow up''' and then you '''gave it a name!''' I could have done that '''~~and~~''' I'd have come up with a better name!"		"You made the gun '''blow up''' and then you '''gave it a name!''' I could have done that! '''And''' I'd have come up with a better name!"
	:—'''Brainstorm''' and '''Chromedome''' again		:—'''Brainstorm''' and '''Chromedome''' again

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	"~~Nice to meet you~~, ~~loser! They call~~ me '''~~Misfire~~'''. ~~Long story. Actually~~, ~~you~~ know ~~what? It isn~~'~~t. It~~'~~s a very short story involving a machine gun, a~~ '''~~misunderstanding~~'''~~, and a dozen dead Decepticons.~~"		'''Fulcrum:''' "Ah! Now! Just—just wait a second! Just— The thing about me—my big thing is this: I'm really not keen on '''dying'''. Now '''survival'''—oh wow, '''huge''' fan. Put me down for some of '''that'''. Besides, we don't even know each other! You might '''like''' me! You might find me—disarming! Yes! I'd '''disarm''' you!"<br>
	:~~—In the IDW-universe,~~ '''~~Misfire~~''' ~~actually managed~~ to ~~hit something!~~		'''Spinister:''' "You'd '''what''' me?"<br>
			'''Flywheels:''' "Careful—he's using words to confuse and frighten us."


	~~'''Fulcrum:'''~~ "Ah! ~~Now! Just—just wait a second! Just— The thing about me—my big thing is this: I~~'~~m really not keen on~~ ''~~'dying~~'''. ~~Now '''survival'''—oh wow~~, '~~''huge''' fan~~. ~~Put me down for some of~~ '~~''that'''. Besides~~, ~~we don~~'~~t even know each other! You might~~ '''~~like~~''~~' me! You might find me—disarming! Yes! I'd '''disarm''' you!~~"~~<br>~~		"Nice to meet you, loser! They call me '''Misfire'''. Long story. Actually, you know what? It isn't. It's a very short story involving a machine gun, a '''misunderstanding''', and a dozen dead Decepticons."
	~~'''Spinister~~:''' ~~"You'd '''what''' me?"<br>~~		:—In the IDW-universe, '''Misfire''' actually managed to hit something!
	'''~~Flywheels:''' "Careful—he's using words~~ to ~~confuse and frighten us."~~

Yb124oaaai at 08:12, 31 March 2025

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	As a [[Phase Sixer]], [[Black Shadow (G1)\|Black Shadow]] is one of the most feared Decepticons, having tackled the [[Wreckers]] single-handedly, defeated the entire [[113th Battalion]], and massacred the population of [[Rigel IV]]. But when he accepted a bribe to blow up a fleet of [[Warworld\|War Worlds]], he landed himself in the sights of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], a team of vicious killers fanatically dedicated to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] and charged with destroying all who cross him. It's not a pretty sight when the D.J.D. catch up to Black Shadow: melted by [[Helex (G1)\|Helex]], crushed by [[Tesarus (G1)\|Tesarus]], and electrocuted by [[Kaon (G1)\|Kaon]], he is explosively finished off when DJD leader [[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]] uses his ability of "weaponized conversation" to stop the pulse of his [[spark]]. Their task done, the DJD set off to find their next target on the planet of [[Clemency]]—a target guilty of simply living.		As a [[Phase Sixer]], [[Black Shadow (G1)\|Black Shadow]] is one of the most feared Decepticons, having tackled the [[Wreckers]] single-handedly, defeated the entire [[113th Battalion]], and massacred the population of [[Rigel IV]]. But when he accepted a bribe to blow up a fleet of [[Warworld\|War Worlds]], he landed himself in the sights of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], a team of vicious killers fanatically dedicated to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] and charged with destroying all who cross him. It's not a pretty sight when the D.J.D. catch up to Black Shadow: melted by [[Helex (G1)\|Helex]], crushed by [[Tesarus (G1)\|Tesarus]], and electrocuted by [[Kaon (G1)\|Kaon]], he is explosively finished off when DJD leader [[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]] uses his ability of "weaponized conversation" to stop the pulse of his [[spark]]. Their task done, the DJD set off to find their next target on the planet of [[Clemency]]—a target guilty of simply living.

	On the ''[[Lost Light]]'', [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]], [[First Aid (G1)\|First Aid]], and [[Ambulon]] combine their medical expertise to save the life of the wounded [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]], though the psychiatrist remains comatose. A few hours later, [[Red Alert (G1)\|Red Alert]] visits Rung in secrecy, believing—in his increasing paranoia—that the attempt on Rung's life was a deliberate one after Red told him about the voice he heard from beneath the ship. Certain that he is next, Red hides a [[data slug]] containing video he has taken of the voice's owner—[[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]]—on Rung's body and bids him goodbye. But a medical [[Diagnostic Drone]] has observed the entire thing, and soon, a shadowed figure arrives in the medibay and recovers the slug...		On the ''[[Lost Light]]'', [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]], [[First Aid (G1)\|First Aid]], and [[Ambulon]] combine their medical expertise to save the life of the wounded [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]], though the psychiatrist remains comatose. A few hours later, [[Red Alert (G1)\|Red Alert]] visits Rung in secrecy, believing—in his increasing paranoia—that the attempt on Rung's life was a deliberate one after Red told him about the voice he heard from beneath the ship. Certain that he is next, Red hides a [[data slug]] containing video he has taken of the voice's owner—[[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]]—on Rung's body and bids him goodbye. But a medical [[Diagnostic Drone]] has observed the entire thing, and soon, [[Drift (G1)\|a shadowed figure]] arrives in the medibay and recovers the slug...

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	* [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Chromedome]] (35)		* [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Chromedome]] (35)
	* ''[[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]]'' (36)		* ''[[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]]'' (36)
	* [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]] (37)		* [[Drift (G1)\|Drift]] (37)
			* [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]] (38)
	{{!}}}		{{!}}}
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Yb124oaaai: /* Continuity notes */

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Continuity notes

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	* The Decepticon Justice Division were first mentioned in one of Roberts's earliest IDW works, [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1]], and have come up on occasion since then. They are named after cities on Cybertron; specifically, the "[[Fall of the First Five Cities\|First Five Cities]]" to fall to the Decepticons in the war, which were listed in [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].		* The Decepticon Justice Division were first mentioned in one of Roberts's earliest IDW works, [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1]], and have come up on occasion since then. They are named after cities on Cybertron; specifically, the "[[Fall of the First Five Cities\|First Five Cities]]" to fall to the Decepticons in the war, which were listed in [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].
	* Chromedome palmed Skids's gun between pages 4 and 5 of [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].		* Chromedome palmed Skids's gun between pages 4 and 5 of [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].
	* The mysterious figure which took Red Alert's data-slug from Rung is later ~~revealed~~ to be [[Drift (G1)\|Drift]], as he and Rodimus assisted Prowl in bringing Overlord onto the ship.		* The mysterious figure which took Red Alert's data-slug from Rung is later alluded to be [[Drift (G1)\|Drift]], as he and Rodimus assisted Prowl in bringing Overlord onto the ship. Of the two of them, the hands which remove the data-slug perfectly match Drift's.
	* Reference was previously made to the mysterious "Institute" by the [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|nameless senator]] in [[Chaos Theory Part 2\|"Chaos Theory", Part 2]], and as part of Red Alert's paranoid delusions in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back\|issue #5]].		* Reference was previously made to the mysterious "Institute" by the [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|nameless senator]] in [[Chaos Theory Part 2\|"Chaos Theory", Part 2]], and as part of Red Alert's paranoid delusions in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back\|issue #5]].
	* The [[Mortilus\|Necrobot]] was previously mentioned by [[Trailbreaker (G1)\|Trailbreaker]] in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things\|issue #3]] among other [[:Category: Things that don't exist\|things that don't exist]] like the [[Shimmer]] or the [[Moonbase One\|Seething Moon]]. All of these turn out to exist in some form...		* The [[Mortilus\|Necrobot]] was previously mentioned by [[Trailbreaker (G1)\|Trailbreaker]] in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things\|issue #3]] among other [[:Category: Things that don't exist\|things that don't exist]] like the [[Shimmer]] or the [[Moonbase One\|Seething Moon]]. All of these turn out to exist in some form...

Yb124oaaai at 22:48, 23 March 2025

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	* The Decepticon Justice Division were first mentioned in one of Roberts's earliest IDW works, [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1]], and have come up on occasion since then. They are named after cities on Cybertron; specifically, the "[[Fall of the First Five Cities\|First Five Cities]]" to fall to the Decepticons in the war, which were listed in [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].		* The Decepticon Justice Division were first mentioned in one of Roberts's earliest IDW works, [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1]], and have come up on occasion since then. They are named after cities on Cybertron; specifically, the "[[Fall of the First Five Cities\|First Five Cities]]" to fall to the Decepticons in the war, which were listed in [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].
	* Chromedome palmed Skids's gun between pages 4 and 5 of [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].		* Chromedome palmed Skids's gun between pages 4 and 5 of [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].
			* The mysterious figure which took Red Alert's data-slug from Rung is later revealed to be [[Drift (G1)\|Drift]], as he and Rodimus assisted Prowl in bringing Overlord onto the ship.
	* Reference was previously made to the mysterious "Institute" by the [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|nameless senator]] in [[Chaos Theory Part 2\|"Chaos Theory", Part 2]], and as part of Red Alert's paranoid delusions in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back\|issue #5]].		* Reference was previously made to the mysterious "Institute" by the [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|nameless senator]] in [[Chaos Theory Part 2\|"Chaos Theory", Part 2]], and as part of Red Alert's paranoid delusions in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back\|issue #5]].
	* The [[Mortilus\|Necrobot]] was previously mentioned by [[Trailbreaker (G1)\|Trailbreaker]] in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things\|issue #3]] among other [[:Category: Things that don't exist\|things that don't exist]] like the [[Shimmer]] or the [[Moonbase One\|Seething Moon]]. All of these turn out to exist in some form...		* The [[Mortilus\|Necrobot]] was previously mentioned by [[Trailbreaker (G1)\|Trailbreaker]] in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things\|issue #3]] among other [[:Category: Things that don't exist\|things that don't exist]] like the [[Shimmer]] or the [[Moonbase One\|Seething Moon]]. All of these turn out to exist in some form...

MegaSolus: /* Quotes */

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Quotes

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	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	"'My weapon is my burden: a reminder of the path I was forced to take. When the word 'weapon' is emptied of meaning; when the '''purpose''' of a weapon is impossible to grasp; when the rejection of my weapon is of significance to no one other than myself... only then shall I remove it from my arm. Because only then will I have earned the right to rid myself of my burden.'"		"'My weapon is my burden: a reminder of the path I was forced to take. When the word 'weapon' is emptied of meaning; when the '''purpose''' of a weapon is impossible to grasp; when the rejection of my weapon is of significance to no one other than myself... only then shall I remove it from my arm. Because only then will I have earned the right to rid myself of my burden.'"
	:-'''Tarn''' recites a passage from Megatron's ''[[Towards Peace]]''		:—'''Tarn''' recites a passage from Megatron's ''[[Towards Peace]]''

Some Dweeb: Turns out I got the turn of phrase wrong.

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Turns out I got the turn of phrase wrong.

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	'''Swedish'''		'''Swedish'''
	* ''Title:'' "'''Skrotletarna, Del 1: Den som ger sig in i leken...'''" ("The Scavengers, Part 1: ~~In For a Penny~~...")		* ''Title:'' "'''Skrotletarna, Del 1: Den som ger sig in i leken...'''" ("The Scavengers, Part 1: You've Made Your Bed...", lit. "He who joins the game...")

	===Covers (3)===		===Covers (3)===

Saix: /* Synopsis */clean up, replaced: Scavenger (group) → Scavengers (G1)

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Synopsis: clean up, replaced: Scavenger (group) → Scavengers (G1)

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	[[File:RulesofDisengagement-FulcrumMisfire.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]		[[File:RulesofDisengagement-FulcrumMisfire.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]
	On Clemency, a band of [[Decepticon]] [[~~Scavenger~~ (~~group~~)\|Scavengers]] consisting of [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], [[Krok (G1)\|Krok]], [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]], and [[Flywheels]] are in the process of draining [[Transformer fuel\|fuel]] from the vast array of Transformer corpses that litter the war-torn world when one of them, a chipper fellow named [[Fulcrum]], proves to be still alive. After a slight panic over the possibility that he might be a [[zombie]], the six 'cons settle down around a fire to talk about the great battle in Clemency's past, and the grim reality of war and how it reduces lives to statistics. Fulcrum is shocked to discover that the war is ''over'', barely able to comprehend such a thing, and the other Decepticons mumble about how meaningless it all turned out to be and how unclear their goals had been anyway. In spite of this, though, when one of the Autobot bodies stoking the Decepticons' fire proves to still be alive, Krok casually kills the poor 'bot.		On Clemency, a band of [[Decepticon]] [[Scavengers (G1)\|Scavengers]] consisting of [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], [[Krok (G1)\|Krok]], [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]], and [[Flywheels]] are in the process of draining [[Transformer fuel\|fuel]] from the vast array of Transformer corpses that litter the war-torn world when one of them, a chipper fellow named [[Fulcrum]], proves to be still alive. After a slight panic over the possibility that he might be a [[zombie]], the six 'cons settle down around a fire to talk about the great battle in Clemency's past, and the grim reality of war and how it reduces lives to statistics. Fulcrum is shocked to discover that the war is ''over'', barely able to comprehend such a thing, and the other Decepticons mumble about how meaningless it all turned out to be and how unclear their goals had been anyway. In spite of this, though, when one of the Autobot bodies stoking the Decepticons' fire proves to still be alive, Krok casually kills the poor 'bot.

	Back on the ''Lost Light'', [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Chromedome]] visits [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] in his lab to get the scientist's analysis of [[Skids (G1)\|Skids]]'s mysterious gun, which Chromedome palmed from the theoretician when he was distracted. The weapon immediately blew up when Brainstorm tried to examine it, but he was able to recognise at least some of the engineering, and has concluded that as impossible as it may seem, the gun may have come from somewhere known as "the [[Institute]]"...		Back on the ''Lost Light'', [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Chromedome]] visits [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] in his lab to get the scientist's analysis of [[Skids (G1)\|Skids]]'s mysterious gun, which Chromedome palmed from the theoretician when he was distracted. The weapon immediately blew up when Brainstorm tried to examine it, but he was able to recognise at least some of the engineering, and has concluded that as impossible as it may seem, the gun may have come from somewhere known as "the [[Institute]]"...

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	* Black Shadow's design is based on his ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'' [[Black Shadow (G1)#Generations\|toy]].		* Black Shadow's design is based on his ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'' [[Black Shadow (G1)#Generations\|toy]].
	* Whilst [[Rigel III\|other]] [[Rigel 6\|planets]] that orbit [[Rigel\|the same star]] have shown up in Transformers fiction before, this issue is the first mention of Rigel IV. It's also known as being the home of {{w\|Kang and Kodos\|a pair of pesky space aliens}} from ''The Simpsons''.		* Whilst [[Rigel III\|other]] [[Rigel 6\|planets]] that orbit [[Rigel\|the same star]] have shown up in Transformers fiction before, this issue is the first mention of Rigel IV. It's also known as being the home of {{w\|Kang and Kodos\|a pair of pesky space aliens}} from ''The Simpsons''.
	* Surprisingly, this isn't [[Mara-Al-Utha\|the first time]] that wooden robots have shown up in a G1 continuity.		* Surprisingly, this isn't [[Mara-Al-Utha\|the first time]] that [[Wood-bot\|wooden robots]] have shown up in a G1 continuity.
	* Black Shadow's bribe is in [[Shanix]], a little-referenced Cybertronian currency that first appeared in [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|issue #113]] of the Marvel UK series. It's seen some previous mentions in IDW continuity in [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|''The Transformers'' #22]] and [[Stick Together\|''Robots in Disguise'' #3]].		* Black Shadow's bribe is in [[Shanix]], a little-referenced Cybertronian currency that first appeared in [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!\|issue #113]] of the Marvel UK series. It's seen some previous mentions in IDW continuity in [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|''The Transformers'' #22]] and [[Stick Together\|''Robots in Disguise'' #3]].
	* The ''Warworld'' was the Decepticon mothership in the Marvel ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comic. The idea of a fleet of multiple Warworlds originated with the non-canon ''[[Alignment]]''.		* The ''Warworld'' was the Decepticon mothership in the Marvel ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)\|Generation 2]]'' comic. The idea of a fleet of multiple Warworlds originated with the non-canon ''[[Alignment]]''.

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	As a [[Phase Sixer]], [[Black Shadow (G1)\|Black Shadow]] is one of the most feared Decepticons, having tackled the [[Wreckers]] single-handedly, defeated the entire [[113th Battalion]], and massacred the population of [[Rigel IV]]. But when he accepted a bribe to blow up a fleet of [[Warworld\|War Worlds]], he landed himself in the sights of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], a team of vicious killers fanatically dedicated to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] and charged with destroying all who cross him. It's not a pretty sight when the D.J.D. catch up to Black Shadow: melted by [[Helex (G1)\|Helex]], crushed by [[Tesarus (G1)\|Tesarus]], and electrocuted by [[Kaon (G1)\|Kaon]], he is explosively finished off when DJD leader [[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]] uses his ability of "weaponized conversation" to stop the pulse of his [[spark]]. Their task done, the DJD set off to find their next target on the planet of [[Clemency]]—a target guilty of simply living.		As a [[Phase Sixer]], [[Black Shadow (G1)\|Black Shadow]] is one of the most feared Decepticons, having tackled the [[Wreckers]] single-handedly, defeated the entire [[113th Battalion]], and massacred the population of [[Rigel IV]]. But when he accepted a bribe to blow up a fleet of [[Warworld\|War Worlds]], he landed himself in the sights of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], a team of vicious killers fanatically dedicated to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] and charged with destroying all who cross him. It's not a pretty sight when the D.J.D. catch up to Black Shadow: melted by [[Helex (G1)\|Helex]], crushed by [[Tesarus (G1)\|Tesarus]], and electrocuted by [[Kaon (G1)\|Kaon]], he is explosively finished off when DJD leader [[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]] uses his ability of "weaponized conversation" to stop the pulse of his [[spark]]. Their task done, the DJD set off to find their next target on the planet of [[Clemency]]—a target guilty of simply living.

	On the ''[[Lost Light]]'', [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]], [[First Aid (G1)\|First Aid]], and [[Ambulon]] combine their medical expertise to save the life of the wounded [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]], though the psychiatrist remains comatose. A few hours later, [[Red Alert (G1)\|Red Alert]] visits Rung in secrecy, believing—in his increasing paranoia—that the attempt on Rung's life was a deliberate one after Red told him about the voice he heard from beneath the ship. Certain that he is next, Red hides a [[data slug]] containing video he has taken of the voice's owner—[[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]]—on Rung's body and bids him goodbye. But a medical [[Diagnostic Drone]] has observed the entire thing, and soon, a shadowed figure arrives in the medibay and recovers the slug...		On the ''[[Lost Light]]'', [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]], [[First Aid (G1)\|First Aid]], and [[Ambulon]] combine their medical expertise to save the life of the wounded [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]], though the psychiatrist remains comatose. A few hours later, [[Red Alert (G1)\|Red Alert]] visits Rung in secrecy, believing—in his increasing paranoia—that the attempt on Rung's life was a deliberate one after Red told him about the voice he heard from beneath the ship. Certain that he is next, Red hides a [[data slug]] containing video he has taken of the voice's owner—[[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]]—on Rung's body and bids him goodbye. But a medical [[Diagnostic Drone]] has observed the entire thing, and soon, [[Drift (G1)\|a shadowed figure]] arrives in the medibay and recovers the slug...

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	* [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Chromedome]] (35)		* [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Chromedome]] (35)
	* ''[[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]]'' (36)		* ''[[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]]'' (36)
	* [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]] (37)		* [[Drift (G1)\|Drift]] (37)
			* [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]] (38)
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	* The Decepticon Justice Division were first mentioned in one of Roberts's earliest IDW works, [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1]], and have come up on occasion since then. They are named after cities on Cybertron; specifically, the "[[Fall of the First Five Cities\|First Five Cities]]" to fall to the Decepticons in the war, which were listed in [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].		* The Decepticon Justice Division were first mentioned in one of Roberts's earliest IDW works, [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1]], and have come up on occasion since then. They are named after cities on Cybertron; specifically, the "[[Fall of the First Five Cities\|First Five Cities]]" to fall to the Decepticons in the war, which were listed in [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].
	* Chromedome palmed Skids's gun between pages 4 and 5 of [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].		* Chromedome palmed Skids's gun between pages 4 and 5 of [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].
	* The mysterious figure which took Red Alert's data-slug from Rung is later ~~revealed~~ to be [[Drift (G1)\|Drift]], as he and Rodimus assisted Prowl in bringing Overlord onto the ship.		* The mysterious figure which took Red Alert's data-slug from Rung is later alluded to be [[Drift (G1)\|Drift]], as he and Rodimus assisted Prowl in bringing Overlord onto the ship. Of the two of them, the hands which remove the data-slug perfectly match Drift's.
	* Reference was previously made to the mysterious "Institute" by the [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|nameless senator]] in [[Chaos Theory Part 2\|"Chaos Theory", Part 2]], and as part of Red Alert's paranoid delusions in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back\|issue #5]].		* Reference was previously made to the mysterious "Institute" by the [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|nameless senator]] in [[Chaos Theory Part 2\|"Chaos Theory", Part 2]], and as part of Red Alert's paranoid delusions in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back\|issue #5]].
	* The [[Mortilus\|Necrobot]] was previously mentioned by [[Trailbreaker (G1)\|Trailbreaker]] in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things\|issue #3]] among other [[:Category: Things that don't exist\|things that don't exist]] like the [[Shimmer]] or the [[Moonbase One\|Seething Moon]]. All of these turn out to exist in some form...		* The [[Mortilus\|Necrobot]] was previously mentioned by [[Trailbreaker (G1)\|Trailbreaker]] in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things\|issue #3]] among other [[:Category: Things that don't exist\|things that don't exist]] like the [[Shimmer]] or the [[Moonbase One\|Seething Moon]]. All of these turn out to exist in some form...

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	* The Decepticon Justice Division were first mentioned in one of Roberts's earliest IDW works, [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1]], and have come up on occasion since then. They are named after cities on Cybertron; specifically, the "[[Fall of the First Five Cities\|First Five Cities]]" to fall to the Decepticons in the war, which were listed in [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].		* The Decepticon Justice Division were first mentioned in one of Roberts's earliest IDW works, [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1]], and have come up on occasion since then. They are named after cities on Cybertron; specifically, the "[[Fall of the First Five Cities\|First Five Cities]]" to fall to the Decepticons in the war, which were listed in [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].
	* Chromedome palmed Skids's gun between pages 4 and 5 of [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].		* Chromedome palmed Skids's gun between pages 4 and 5 of [[Life After the Big Bang\|issue #4]].
			* The mysterious figure which took Red Alert's data-slug from Rung is later revealed to be [[Drift (G1)\|Drift]], as he and Rodimus assisted Prowl in bringing Overlord onto the ship.
	* Reference was previously made to the mysterious "Institute" by the [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|nameless senator]] in [[Chaos Theory Part 2\|"Chaos Theory", Part 2]], and as part of Red Alert's paranoid delusions in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back\|issue #5]].		* Reference was previously made to the mysterious "Institute" by the [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|nameless senator]] in [[Chaos Theory Part 2\|"Chaos Theory", Part 2]], and as part of Red Alert's paranoid delusions in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back\|issue #5]].
	* The [[Mortilus\|Necrobot]] was previously mentioned by [[Trailbreaker (G1)\|Trailbreaker]] in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things\|issue #3]] among other [[:Category: Things that don't exist\|things that don't exist]] like the [[Shimmer]] or the [[Moonbase One\|Seething Moon]]. All of these turn out to exist in some form...		* The [[Mortilus\|Necrobot]] was previously mentioned by [[Trailbreaker (G1)\|Trailbreaker]] in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things\|issue #3]] among other [[:Category: Things that don't exist\|things that don't exist]] like the [[Shimmer]] or the [[Moonbase One\|Seething Moon]]. All of these turn out to exist in some form...

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	On Clemency, a band of [[Decepticon]] [[~~Scavenger~~ (~~group~~)\|Scavengers]] consisting of [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], [[Krok (G1)\|Krok]], [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]], and [[Flywheels]] are in the process of draining [[Transformer fuel\|fuel]] from the vast array of Transformer corpses that litter the war-torn world when one of them, a chipper fellow named [[Fulcrum]], proves to be still alive. After a slight panic over the possibility that he might be a [[zombie]], the six 'cons settle down around a fire to talk about the great battle in Clemency's past, and the grim reality of war and how it reduces lives to statistics. Fulcrum is shocked to discover that the war is ''over'', barely able to comprehend such a thing, and the other Decepticons mumble about how meaningless it all turned out to be and how unclear their goals had been anyway. In spite of this, though, when one of the Autobot bodies stoking the Decepticons' fire proves to still be alive, Krok casually kills the poor 'bot.		On Clemency, a band of [[Decepticon]] [[Scavengers (G1)\|Scavengers]] consisting of [[Misfire (G1)\|Misfire]], [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], [[Krok (G1)\|Krok]], [[Crankcase (G1)\|Crankcase]], and [[Flywheels]] are in the process of draining [[Transformer fuel\|fuel]] from the vast array of Transformer corpses that litter the war-torn world when one of them, a chipper fellow named [[Fulcrum]], proves to be still alive. After a slight panic over the possibility that he might be a [[zombie]], the six 'cons settle down around a fire to talk about the great battle in Clemency's past, and the grim reality of war and how it reduces lives to statistics. Fulcrum is shocked to discover that the war is ''over'', barely able to comprehend such a thing, and the other Decepticons mumble about how meaningless it all turned out to be and how unclear their goals had been anyway. In spite of this, though, when one of the Autobot bodies stoking the Decepticons' fire proves to still be alive, Krok casually kills the poor 'bot.

	Back on the ''Lost Light'', [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Chromedome]] visits [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] in his lab to get the scientist's analysis of [[Skids (G1)\|Skids]]'s mysterious gun, which Chromedome palmed from the theoretician when he was distracted. The weapon immediately blew up when Brainstorm tried to examine it, but he was able to recognise at least some of the engineering, and has concluded that as impossible as it may seem, the gun may have come from somewhere known as "the [[Institute]]"...		Back on the ''Lost Light'', [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Chromedome]] visits [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] in his lab to get the scientist's analysis of [[Skids (G1)\|Skids]]'s mysterious gun, which Chromedome palmed from the theoretician when he was distracted. The weapon immediately blew up when Brainstorm tried to examine it, but he was able to recognise at least some of the engineering, and has concluded that as impossible as it may seem, the gun may have come from somewhere known as "the [[Institute]]"...