Savage Landing Part 3 - Revision history

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	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	* '''''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' Volume 1''' <small>([[March 23]], [[2022]]) ISBN 1684058589 / ISBN 978-1684058587</small>		* '''''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' Volume 1''' <small>([[March 23]], [[2022]]) ISBN 1684058589 / ISBN 978-1684058587</small>
	**Collects #1–6.		** Collects ''Beast Wars'' issues #1–6.
	**Bonus material includes ~~a cover gallery~~, a sketch gallery by Josh Burcham, and a Q&A with writer [[Erik Burnham]] and artist ~~[[Josh~~ Burcham]].		** Bonus material includes alternate covers, a sketch gallery by [[Josh Burcham]], and a Q&A with writer [[Erik Burnham]] and artist Burcham.

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	* ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reborn''		* ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reborn''

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			* '''''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' Volume 1''' <small>([[March 23]], [[2022]]) ISBN 1684058589 / ISBN 978-1684058587</small>
			**Collects #1–6.
			**Bonus material includes a cover gallery, a sketch gallery by Josh Burcham, and a Q&A with writer [[Erik Burnham]] and artist [[Josh Burcham]].

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	"When you go dark, Maximal, it will be for good... and then I'll take you apart, piece by piece, and '''consume''' your tender circuits, cooked to perfection in an energon bath. It'll be so much fun!"		"When you go dark, Maximal, it will be for good... and then I'll take you apart, piece by piece, and '''consume''' your tender circuits, cooked to perfection in an energon bath. It'll be so much fun!"
	:—'''Tarantulas'''		:—'''Tarantulas'''


			"History barely remembers the '''original''' Megatron. It's '''never''' going to remember you."
			:—'''Nyx''' burns Megatron, past and present.

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
			[[File:Dinobot and Tarantulas (IDW 2021).jpg\|thumb\|300px\|I'm an artist he's an actor.]]
	As night falls on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s have jury-rigged an electrical torture device for their [[Maximal]] prisoner [[Nyx]] and allowed [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] to take charge of their interrogation session. Initially, the Predacon leader puts on an air of civility, but makes his intentions clear—if Nyx doesn't answer his questions, he'll turn her over to [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]], who will surely find a creative way to break her. While the spider-bot enthuses at the prospect of a new guinea pig, [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] excuses himself from the proceedings and scowls at the sound of Nyx's screams...		As night falls on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s have jury-rigged an electrical torture device for their [[Maximal]] prisoner [[Nyx]] and allowed [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] to take charge of their interrogation session. Initially, the Predacon leader puts on an air of civility, but makes his intentions clear—if Nyx doesn't answer his questions, he'll turn her over to [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]], who will surely find a creative way to break her. While the spider-bot enthuses at the prospect of a new guinea pig, [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] excuses himself from the proceedings and scowls at the sound of Nyx's screams...

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Synopsis

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	Despite the terrible torture the Predacons inflict upon her, Nyx refuses to crack—when Megatron offers her another chance to give up what she knows, Nyx defiantly mumbles that no one will remember him, just like [[Megatron (G1)\|his namesake]]. Incensed by the jibe, the Predacon leader cranks the torture device to maximum and blasts her again with a near-fatal surge of electricity. The agonizing sound finally prompts Dinobot to step in; he does his best to try and talk his leader down, even pointing out that a dead prisoner can't give them any useful information, but his sensible advice only only goads Megatron into a towering rage. Furious at this insubordination, Megatron grabs Dinobot by the throat over the warrior's protests that a worthy foe deserves an honorable death... but it's Tarantulas who finally speaks up and breaks the stalemate. Nyx might not be talking, but her ''silence'' speaks volumes—if she were the sole survivor of the crash, he deduces, then she'd have no comrades to protect and no reason to stay silent. Pleased by this hypothesis, Megatron rewards Tarantulas... by allowing him to the freedom to use Nyx for his experiments. The mad scientist cackles that she'll make an excellent test subject for his prototype inventions, while Megatron forgives Dinobot for his outburst, but delivers a final ultimatum: do ''not'' defy his will again.		Despite the terrible torture the Predacons inflict upon her, Nyx refuses to crack—when Megatron offers her another chance to give up what she knows, Nyx defiantly mumbles that no one will remember him, just like [[Megatron (G1)\|his namesake]]. Incensed by the jibe, the Predacon leader cranks the torture device to maximum and blasts her again with a near-fatal surge of electricity. The agonizing sound finally prompts Dinobot to step in; he does his best to try and talk his leader down, even pointing out that a dead prisoner can't give them any useful information, but his sensible advice only only goads Megatron into a towering rage. Furious at this insubordination, Megatron grabs Dinobot by the throat over the warrior's protests that a worthy foe deserves an honorable death... but it's Tarantulas who finally speaks up and breaks the stalemate. Nyx might not be talking, but her ''silence'' speaks volumes—if she were the sole survivor of the crash, he deduces, then she'd have no comrades to protect and no reason to stay silent. Pleased by this hypothesis, Megatron rewards Tarantulas... by allowing him to the freedom to use Nyx for his experiments. The mad scientist cackles that she'll make an excellent test subject for his prototype inventions, while Megatron forgives Dinobot for his outburst, but delivers a final ultimatum: do ''not'' defy his will again.

	Some time later, Nyx comes to on the desert ground just outside the ''Darksyde''. At first, she writes the whole experience off as a bad dream... until Megatron's voice draws her attention to the sight of all seven Predacons, gathered just outside the ship to watch her execution. Thinking quickly, Nyx tries to transform and fly off... only to fall flat on her face when her systems malfunction, trapping her in [[robot mode]]! As her [[onboard computer]] warns that she ''must'' transform or face deactivation, Tarantulas reveals his prototype [[Transformation Lock Lens\|transformation lock lens]]: as long as he trains its beam on her, she'll be unable to transform or even enter protective [[stasis lock]]. Nyx tries to fight back, but discovers her onboard weapons have been sabotaged; with no other option but to make a run for it, the Predacons gleefully take potshots at the Maximal ~~untils~~ she finally succumbs to the ambient [[energon radiation]] and collapses. [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]] invites Dinobot to get in on the action before the fun's over; Dinobot obliges, and lines up a shot with his [[Optic weaponry\|eye lasers]]... only to blast Tarantulas's invention to pieces! Relieved, Nyx uses the last of her strength to change back into her [[beast mode]] as the Predacons turn on the troublemaker. Megatron orders his loyalists to kill the traitor, but the honorable Predacon is a canny fighter: he first takes out Tarantulas, then [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] and Terrorsaur, and finally punches out [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]]. When [[Skold]] leaps into the fray to kill the traitor, Dinobot explains that he's anything but—by turning on his comrades, he has ''not'' betrayed himself or his ideals, and it's not too late for Skold to realize that she too can aspire to be more than just an amoral thug. With one final condemnation of Megatron, Dinobot manages to hurl the little Predacon at Megatron's face, then speaks aloud the code to force the ''Darksyde'' into full lockdown, trapping all the Predacons inside their own ship!		Some time later, Nyx comes to on the desert ground just outside the ''Darksyde''. At first, she writes the whole experience off as a bad dream... until Megatron's voice draws her attention to the sight of all seven Predacons, gathered just outside the ship to watch her execution. Thinking quickly, Nyx tries to transform and fly off... only to fall flat on her face when her systems malfunction, trapping her in [[robot mode]]! As her [[onboard computer]] warns that she ''must'' transform or face deactivation, Tarantulas reveals his prototype [[Transformation Lock Lens\|transformation lock lens]]: as long as he trains its beam on her, she'll be unable to transform or even enter protective [[stasis lock]]. Nyx tries to fight back, but discovers her onboard weapons have been sabotaged; with no other option but to make a run for it, the Predacons gleefully take potshots at the Maximal until she finally succumbs to the ambient [[energon radiation]] and collapses. [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]] invites Dinobot to get in on the action before the fun's over; Dinobot obliges, and lines up a shot with his [[Optic weaponry\|eye lasers]]... only to blast Tarantulas's invention to pieces! Relieved, Nyx uses the last of her strength to change back into her [[beast mode]] as the Predacons turn on the troublemaker. Megatron orders his loyalists to kill the traitor, but the honorable Predacon is a canny fighter: he first takes out Tarantulas, then [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] and Terrorsaur, and finally punches out [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]]. When [[Skold]] leaps into the fray to kill the traitor, Dinobot explains that he's anything but—by turning on his comrades, he has ''not'' betrayed himself or his ideals, and it's not too late for Skold to realize that she too can aspire to be more than just an amoral thug. With one final condemnation of Megatron, Dinobot manages to hurl the little Predacon at Megatron's face, then speaks aloud the code to force the ''Darksyde'' into full lockdown, trapping all the Predacons inside their own ship!

	While the other Predacons gripe, Megatron grudgingly admits that Dinobot's treachery is almost impressive. Still, he muses, they won't be trapped in their ship forever—and when Megatron gets his hands on his former underling, there will be another execution...		While the other Predacons gripe, Megatron grudgingly admits that Dinobot's treachery is almost impressive. Still, he muses, they won't be trapped in their ship forever—and when Megatron gets his hands on his former underling, there will be another execution...

Saix: "Welcome to the Darksyde" is way too generic for us to say it's a reference

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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	* Megatron's welcome to Nyx, quoted above, uses the famous line from Terrosaur that would establish the name of the Predacons ship.
	* Nyx notes that "history barely remembers [[Megatron (G1)\|the original Megatron]]"—while many modern ''Beast Wars'' spinoffs have depicted the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s as just one generation removed from, and sometimes contemporaries with, the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was much more ambiguous, and the characters treated their ancestors as quasi-mythical figures of ancient history. That said, the [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]] of this universe ''is'' apparently still alive and kicking...		* Nyx notes that "history barely remembers [[Megatron (G1)\|the original Megatron]]"—while many modern ''Beast Wars'' spinoffs have depicted the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s as just one generation removed from, and sometimes contemporaries with, the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was much more ambiguous, and the characters treated their ancestors as quasi-mythical figures of ancient history. That said, the [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]] of this universe ''is'' apparently still alive and kicking...
	* The [[Transformation Lock Lens\|transformation lock lens]] appeared in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Probe]]", an invention of [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]]'s designed to trap its victims in their [[beast mode]]s. Its origins and appearance are faithfully replicated for this comic, right down to the dark red electrical blasts it uses to keep its victims mode-locked, but Tarantulas uses it for the ''opposite'' purpose: here, he keeps Nyx trapped in her unshielded [[robot mode]] until she succumbs to the planet's [[energon radiation]] and collapses.		* The [[Transformation Lock Lens\|transformation lock lens]] appeared in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Probe]]", an invention of [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]]'s designed to trap its victims in their [[beast mode]]s. Its origins and appearance are faithfully replicated for this comic, right down to the dark red electrical blasts it uses to keep its victims mode-locked, but Tarantulas uses it for the ''opposite'' purpose: here, he keeps Nyx trapped in her unshielded [[robot mode]] until she succumbs to the planet's [[energon radiation]] and collapses.

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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	* Megatron's welcome to Nyx uses the famous line from Terrosaur that would establish the name of the Predacons ship.		* Megatron's welcome to Nyx, quoted above, uses the famous line from Terrosaur that would establish the name of the Predacons ship.
	* Nyx notes that "history barely remembers [[Megatron (G1)\|the original Megatron]]"—while many modern ''Beast Wars'' spinoffs have depicted the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s as just one generation removed from, and sometimes contemporaries with, the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was much more ambiguous, and the characters treated their ancestors as quasi-mythical figures of ancient history. That said, the [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]] of this universe ''is'' apparently still alive and kicking...		* Nyx notes that "history barely remembers [[Megatron (G1)\|the original Megatron]]"—while many modern ''Beast Wars'' spinoffs have depicted the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s as just one generation removed from, and sometimes contemporaries with, the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was much more ambiguous, and the characters treated their ancestors as quasi-mythical figures of ancient history. That said, the [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]] of this universe ''is'' apparently still alive and kicking...
	* The [[Transformation Lock Lens\|transformation lock lens]] appeared in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Probe]]", an invention of [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]]'s designed to trap its victims in their [[beast mode]]s. Its origins and appearance are faithfully replicated for this comic, right down to the dark red electrical blasts it uses to keep its victims mode-locked, but Tarantulas uses it for the ''opposite'' purpose: here, he keeps Nyx trapped in her unshielded [[robot mode]] until she succumbs to the planet's [[energon radiation]] and collapses.		* The [[Transformation Lock Lens\|transformation lock lens]] appeared in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Probe]]", an invention of [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]]'s designed to trap its victims in their [[beast mode]]s. Its origins and appearance are faithfully replicated for this comic, right down to the dark red electrical blasts it uses to keep its victims mode-locked, but Tarantulas uses it for the ''opposite'' purpose: here, he keeps Nyx trapped in her unshielded [[robot mode]] until she succumbs to the planet's [[energon radiation]] and collapses.

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	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
			* Megatron's welcome to Nyx uses the famous line from Terrosaur that would establish the name of the Predacons ship.
	* Nyx notes that "history barely remembers [[Megatron (G1)\|the original Megatron]]"—while many modern ''Beast Wars'' spinoffs have depicted the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s as just one generation removed from, and sometimes contemporaries with, the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was much more ambiguous, and the characters treated their ancestors as quasi-mythical figures of ancient history. That said, the [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]] of this universe ''is'' apparently still alive and kicking...		* Nyx notes that "history barely remembers [[Megatron (G1)\|the original Megatron]]"—while many modern ''Beast Wars'' spinoffs have depicted the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s as just one generation removed from, and sometimes contemporaries with, the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was much more ambiguous, and the characters treated their ancestors as quasi-mythical figures of ancient history. That said, the [[Ironhide (G1)\|Ironhide]] of this universe ''is'' apparently still alive and kicking...
	* The [[Transformation Lock Lens\|transformation lock lens]] appeared in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Probe]]", an invention of [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]]'s designed to trap its victims in their [[beast mode]]s. Its origins and appearance are faithfully replicated for this comic, right down to the dark red electrical blasts it uses to keep its victims mode-locked, but Tarantulas uses it for the ''opposite'' purpose: here, he keeps Nyx trapped in her unshielded [[robot mode]] until she succumbs to the planet's [[energon radiation]] and collapses.		* The [[Transformation Lock Lens\|transformation lock lens]] appeared in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Probe]]", an invention of [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]]'s designed to trap its victims in their [[beast mode]]s. Its origins and appearance are faithfully replicated for this comic, right down to the dark red electrical blasts it uses to keep its victims mode-locked, but Tarantulas uses it for the ''opposite'' purpose: here, he keeps Nyx trapped in her unshielded [[robot mode]] until she succumbs to the planet's [[energon radiation]] and collapses.

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Synopsis

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	As night falls on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s have jury-rigged an electrical torture device for their [[Maximal]] prisoner [[Nyx]] and allowed [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] to take charge of their interrogation session. Initially, the Predacon leader puts on an air of civility, but makes his intentions clear—if Nyx doesn't answer his questions, he'll turn her over to [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]], who will surely find a creative way to break her. While the spider-bot enthuses at the prospect of a new guinea pig, [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] excuses himself from the proceedings and scowls at the sound of Nyx's screams...		As night falls on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s have jury-rigged an electrical torture device for their [[Maximal]] prisoner [[Nyx]] and allowed [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] to take charge of their interrogation session. Initially, the Predacon leader puts on an air of civility, but makes his intentions clear—if Nyx doesn't answer his questions, he'll turn her over to [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]], who will surely find a creative way to break her. While the spider-bot enthuses at the prospect of a new guinea pig, [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] excuses himself from the proceedings and scowls at the sound of Nyx's screams...

	On the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'', [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] worries that Nyx still hasn't returned from her scouting mission. [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] suggests that the excitable pilot might have just gotten ~~excited~~ and lost track of time; when Cheetor suggests organising a search party, however, his captain shoots him down—they can't risk sending ''more'' Maximals into unknown territory after nightfall. Primal suggests that Cheetor try to establish a link with the [[stasis pod]]s currently in orbit around the planet to expand their sensor range. Cheetor agrees... but leaves grumbling under his breath that he should've just gone to search the jungle by himself. As Optimus and [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] head down a different corridor, Rhinox wryly points out that Optimus has lucked himself into the middle of the adventure he so craved: they're shipwrecked on an unfamiliar planet with a crew member missing in action. Rhinox commends his captain for keeping a level head in the midst of the crisis, but can offer no theories regarding Nyx's disappearance—she ''could'' have simply gotten lost and hunkered down for the night, but ultimately they have no way of knowing for certain.		On the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'', [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] worries that Nyx still hasn't returned from her scouting mission. [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] suggests that the excitable pilot might have just gotten distracted and lost track of time; when Cheetor suggests organising a search party, however, his captain shoots him down—they can't risk sending ''more'' Maximals into unknown territory after nightfall. Primal suggests that Cheetor try to establish a link with the [[stasis pod]]s currently in orbit around the planet to expand their sensor range. Cheetor agrees... but leaves grumbling under his breath that he should've just gone to search the jungle by himself. As Optimus and [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] head down a different corridor, Rhinox wryly points out that Optimus has lucked himself into the middle of the adventure he so craved: they're shipwrecked on an unfamiliar planet with a crew member missing in action. Rhinox commends his captain for keeping a level head in the midst of the crisis, but can offer no theories regarding Nyx's disappearance—she ''could'' have simply gotten lost and hunkered down for the night, but ultimately they have no way of knowing for certain.

	Despite the terrible torture the Predacons inflict upon her, Nyx refuses to crack—when Megatron offers her another chance to give up what she knows, Nyx defiantly mumbles that no one will remember him, just like [[Megatron (G1)\|his namesake]]. Incensed by the jibe, the Predacon leader cranks the torture device to maximum and blasts her again with a near-fatal surge of electricity. The agonizing sound finally prompts Dinobot to step in; he does his best to try and talk his leader down, even pointing out that a dead prisoner can't give them any useful information, but his sensible advice only only goads Megatron into a towering rage. Furious at this insubordination, Megatron grabs Dinobot by the throat over the warrior's protests that a worthy foe deserves an honorable death... but it's Tarantulas who finally speaks up and breaks the stalemate. Nyx might not be talking, but her ''silence'' speaks volumes—if she were the sole survivor of the crash, he deduces, then she'd have no comrades to protect and no reason to stay silent. Pleased by this hypothesis, Megatron rewards Tarantulas... by allowing him to the freedom to use Nyx for his experiments. The mad scientist cackles that she'll make an excellent test subject for his prototype inventions, while Megatron forgives Dinobot for his outburst, but delivers a final ultimatum: do ''not'' defy his will again.		Despite the terrible torture the Predacons inflict upon her, Nyx refuses to crack—when Megatron offers her another chance to give up what she knows, Nyx defiantly mumbles that no one will remember him, just like [[Megatron (G1)\|his namesake]]. Incensed by the jibe, the Predacon leader cranks the torture device to maximum and blasts her again with a near-fatal surge of electricity. The agonizing sound finally prompts Dinobot to step in; he does his best to try and talk his leader down, even pointing out that a dead prisoner can't give them any useful information, but his sensible advice only only goads Megatron into a towering rage. Furious at this insubordination, Megatron grabs Dinobot by the throat over the warrior's protests that a worthy foe deserves an honorable death... but it's Tarantulas who finally speaks up and breaks the stalemate. Nyx might not be talking, but her ''silence'' speaks volumes—if she were the sole survivor of the crash, he deduces, then she'd have no comrades to protect and no reason to stay silent. Pleased by this hypothesis, Megatron rewards Tarantulas... by allowing him to the freedom to use Nyx for his experiments. The mad scientist cackles that she'll make an excellent test subject for his prototype inventions, while Megatron forgives Dinobot for his outburst, but delivers a final ultimatum: do ''not'' defy his will again.

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	As night falls on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s have jury-rigged an electrical torture device for their [[Maximal]] prisoner [[Nyx]] and allowed [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] to take charge of their interrogation session. Initially, the Predacon leader puts on an air of civility, but makes his intentions clear—if Nyx doesn't answer his questions, he'll turn her over to [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]], who will surely find a creative way to break her. While the spider-bot enthuses at the prospect of a new guinea pig, [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] excuses himself from the proceedings and scowls at the sound of Nyx's screams...		As night falls on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s have jury-rigged an electrical torture device for their [[Maximal]] prisoner [[Nyx]] and allowed [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] to take charge of their interrogation session. Initially, the Predacon leader puts on an air of civility, but makes his intentions clear—if Nyx doesn't answer his questions, he'll turn her over to [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]], who will surely find a creative way to break her. While the spider-bot enthuses at the prospect of a new guinea pig, [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] excuses himself from the proceedings and scowls at the sound of Nyx's screams...

	On the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'', [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] worries that Nyx still hasn't returned from her scouting mission. [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] suggests that the excitable pilot might have just gotten ~~excited~~ and lost track of time; when Cheetor suggests organising a search party, however, his captain shoots him down—they can't risk sending ''more'' Maximals into unknown territory after nightfall. Primal suggests that Cheetor try to establish a link with the [[stasis pod]]s currently in orbit around the planet to expand their sensor range. Cheetor agrees... but leaves grumbling under his breath that he should've just gone to search the jungle by himself. As Optimus and [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] head down a different corridor, Rhinox wryly points out that Optimus has lucked himself into the middle of the adventure he so craved: they're shipwrecked on an unfamiliar planet with a crew member missing in action. Rhinox commends his captain for keeping a level head in the midst of the crisis, but can offer no theories regarding Nyx's disappearance—she ''could'' have simply gotten lost and hunkered down for the night, but ultimately they have no way of knowing for certain.		On the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'', [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] worries that Nyx still hasn't returned from her scouting mission. [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] suggests that the excitable pilot might have just gotten distracted and lost track of time; when Cheetor suggests organising a search party, however, his captain shoots him down—they can't risk sending ''more'' Maximals into unknown territory after nightfall. Primal suggests that Cheetor try to establish a link with the [[stasis pod]]s currently in orbit around the planet to expand their sensor range. Cheetor agrees... but leaves grumbling under his breath that he should've just gone to search the jungle by himself. As Optimus and [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] head down a different corridor, Rhinox wryly points out that Optimus has lucked himself into the middle of the adventure he so craved: they're shipwrecked on an unfamiliar planet with a crew member missing in action. Rhinox commends his captain for keeping a level head in the midst of the crisis, but can offer no theories regarding Nyx's disappearance—she ''could'' have simply gotten lost and hunkered down for the night, but ultimately they have no way of knowing for certain.

	Despite the terrible torture the Predacons inflict upon her, Nyx refuses to crack—when Megatron offers her another chance to give up what she knows, Nyx defiantly mumbles that no one will remember him, just like [[Megatron (G1)\|his namesake]]. Incensed by the jibe, the Predacon leader cranks the torture device to maximum and blasts her again with a near-fatal surge of electricity. The agonizing sound finally prompts Dinobot to step in; he does his best to try and talk his leader down, even pointing out that a dead prisoner can't give them any useful information, but his sensible advice only only goads Megatron into a towering rage. Furious at this insubordination, Megatron grabs Dinobot by the throat over the warrior's protests that a worthy foe deserves an honorable death... but it's Tarantulas who finally speaks up and breaks the stalemate. Nyx might not be talking, but her ''silence'' speaks volumes—if she were the sole survivor of the crash, he deduces, then she'd have no comrades to protect and no reason to stay silent. Pleased by this hypothesis, Megatron rewards Tarantulas... by allowing him to the freedom to use Nyx for his experiments. The mad scientist cackles that she'll make an excellent test subject for his prototype inventions, while Megatron forgives Dinobot for his outburst, but delivers a final ultimatum: do ''not'' defy his will again.		Despite the terrible torture the Predacons inflict upon her, Nyx refuses to crack—when Megatron offers her another chance to give up what she knows, Nyx defiantly mumbles that no one will remember him, just like [[Megatron (G1)\|his namesake]]. Incensed by the jibe, the Predacon leader cranks the torture device to maximum and blasts her again with a near-fatal surge of electricity. The agonizing sound finally prompts Dinobot to step in; he does his best to try and talk his leader down, even pointing out that a dead prisoner can't give them any useful information, but his sensible advice only only goads Megatron into a towering rage. Furious at this insubordination, Megatron grabs Dinobot by the throat over the warrior's protests that a worthy foe deserves an honorable death... but it's Tarantulas who finally speaks up and breaks the stalemate. Nyx might not be talking, but her ''silence'' speaks volumes—if she were the sole survivor of the crash, he deduces, then she'd have no comrades to protect and no reason to stay silent. Pleased by this hypothesis, Megatron rewards Tarantulas... by allowing him to the freedom to use Nyx for his experiments. The mad scientist cackles that she'll make an excellent test subject for his prototype inventions, while Megatron forgives Dinobot for his outburst, but delivers a final ultimatum: do ''not'' defy his will again.

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