Simanzi Massacre - Revision history

Cyberlink420: Some of this is just speculation, while the note about the Crucible's name would be more appropriate for THAT article

2025-04-17T17:48:54Z

Some of this is just speculation, while the note about the Crucible's name would be more appropriate for THAT article

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*"Simanzi" can mean grief, depression, or deep sorrow in Swahili.		*"Simanzi" can mean grief, depression, or deep sorrow in Swahili.
	* Transformer Energon is typically purple in IDW, implying that the planet glowed with the 'blood' spilt in the battle.
	* A Crucible is a melting pot for metal.
	* Theories include that should the Crucible be responsible for the southern hemisphere of Cybertron super-heating, this would kill any Transformer on the ground - and potentially cause the glowing effect that Megatron mentioned. Since Decepticons have a near-monopoly on flight-modes, this would result in huge losses for the Autobots during the battle, explaining Megatron seeing this as a victory.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

Breech Loader: /* Notes */

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Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*"Simanzi" can mean grief, depression, or deep sorrow in Swahili.		*"Simanzi" can mean grief, depression, or deep sorrow in Swahili.
	* Transformer Energon is typically purple in IDW, implying that the planet glowed with the ~~Energon~~ spilt.		* Transformer Energon is typically purple in IDW, implying that the planet glowed with the 'blood' spilt in the battle.
	* A Crucible is a melting pot for metal.		* A Crucible is a melting pot for metal.
	* Theories include that the Crucible ~~was somehow activated, which caused~~ the southern hemisphere of Cybertron to super-~~heat~~, ~~which~~ would kill any Transformer on the ground. Since Decepticons have a near-monopoly on flight-modes, this would result in huge losses for the Autobots during the battle, explaining Megatron seeing this as a victory.		* Theories include that should the Crucible be responsible for the southern hemisphere of Cybertron super-heating, this would kill any Transformer on the ground - and potentially cause the glowing effect that Megatron mentioned. Since Decepticons have a near-monopoly on flight-modes, this would result in huge losses for the Autobots during the battle, explaining Megatron seeing this as a victory.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

Breech Loader: /* Notes */

2025-04-17T17:05:38Z

Notes

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	* Transformer Energon is typically purple in IDW, implying that the planet glowed with the Energon spilt.		* Transformer Energon is typically purple in IDW, implying that the planet glowed with the Energon spilt.
	* A Crucible is a melting pot for metal.		* A Crucible is a melting pot for metal.
	* Theories include that the Crucible was somehow activated, which caused the southern hemisphere of Cybertron to super-heat, which would kill any Transformer on the ground. Since Decepticons have a near-monopoly on flight-modes, this would result in huge losses for the Autobots during the battle, explaining Megatron seeing this as a victory~~. Autobot survivors of the Massacre are the rare exceptions with access to flight~~.		* Theories include that the Crucible was somehow activated, which caused the southern hemisphere of Cybertron to super-heat, which would kill any Transformer on the ground. Since Decepticons have a near-monopoly on flight-modes, this would result in huge losses for the Autobots during the battle, explaining Megatron seeing this as a victory.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

Breech Loader: /* Notes */

2025-04-17T17:02:10Z

Notes

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	* Transformer Energon is typically purple in IDW, implying that the planet glowed with the Energon spilt.		* Transformer Energon is typically purple in IDW, implying that the planet glowed with the Energon spilt.
	* A Crucible is a melting pot for metal.		* A Crucible is a melting pot for metal.
	* Theories include that the Crucible was somehow activated, which caused the southern hemisphere of Cybertron to super-heat, which would kill any Transformer on the ground. Since Decepticons have a near-monopoly on flight-modes, this would result in huge losses for the Autobots during the battle, explaining Megatron seeing this as a victory. Autobot survivors of the Massacre are the rare exceptions with flight ~~modes~~.		* Theories include that the Crucible was somehow activated, which caused the southern hemisphere of Cybertron to super-heat, which would kill any Transformer on the ground. Since Decepticons have a near-monopoly on flight-modes, this would result in huge losses for the Autobots during the battle, explaining Megatron seeing this as a victory. Autobot survivors of the Massacre are the rare exceptions with access to flight.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

Breech Loader: /* Notes */

2025-04-17T17:01:02Z

Notes

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	* Transformer Energon is typically purple in IDW, implying that the planet glowed with the Energon spilt.		* Transformer Energon is typically purple in IDW, implying that the planet glowed with the Energon spilt.
	* A Crucible is a melting pot for metal.		* A Crucible is a melting pot for metal.
	* Theories include that the Crucible was somehow activated, which caused the southern hemisphere of Cybertron to super-heat, which would kill any Transformer on the ground. Since Decepticons have a near-monopoly on flight-modes, this would result in huge losses for the Autobots during the battle, explaining Megatron seeing this as a victory.		* Theories include that the Crucible was somehow activated, which caused the southern hemisphere of Cybertron to super-heat, which would kill any Transformer on the ground. Since Decepticons have a near-monopoly on flight-modes, this would result in huge losses for the Autobots during the battle, explaining Megatron seeing this as a victory. Autobot survivors of the Massacre are the rare exceptions with flight modes.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

Breech Loader: /* Notes */

2025-04-17T16:53:29Z

Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*"Simanzi" can mean grief, depression, or deep sorrow in Swahili.		*"Simanzi" can mean grief, depression, or deep sorrow in Swahili.
			* Transformer Energon is typically purple in IDW, implying that the planet glowed with the Energon spilt.
			* A Crucible is a melting pot for metal.
			* Theories include that the Crucible was somehow activated, which caused the southern hemisphere of Cybertron to super-heat, which would kill any Transformer on the ground. Since Decepticons have a near-monopoly on flight-modes, this would result in huge losses for the Autobots during the battle, explaining Megatron seeing this as a victory.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

TitaniumToughGuy: Undo revision 1827304 by Breech Loader (talk)

2025-04-17T16:47:54Z

Undo revision 1827304 by Breech Loader (talk)

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	The [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|contemporary Ultra Magnus]] was killed five miles from the Crucible in the first year of the conflict. He and [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]] had waded through a muddy muck of some kind in an attempt to evade a troop of [[Cybernought]]s but were caught unawares. Magnus was gunned down {{storylink\|The Gloaming}} and his replacement rushed into action.		The [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|contemporary Ultra Magnus]] was killed five miles from the Crucible in the first year of the conflict. He and [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]] had waded through a muddy muck of some kind in an attempt to evade a troop of [[Cybernought]]s but were caught unawares. Magnus was gunned down {{storylink\|The Gloaming}} and his replacement rushed into action.

	The battle, or perhaps the Crucible ~~involved~~, caused some kind of superheating of Cybertron's entire southern hemisphere, requiring some length of time to cool down. The planet still burnt your feet in cycle 3180. {{storylink\|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} By the time it finally cooled, 99% of the planet was now under Decepticon control and ''half'' of the planet's population were dead. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The Autobots responded with the [[Endless Retaliation]] {{Storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and the tide was turned, but Megatron would still consider it as the closest he'd ever come to winning. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}}		The battle, or perhaps the Crucible, caused some kind of superheating of Cybertron's entire southern hemisphere, requiring some length of time to cool down. The planet still burnt your feet in cycle 3180. {{storylink\|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} By the time it finally cooled, 99% of the planet was now under Decepticon control and ''half'' of the planet's population were dead. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The Autobots responded with the [[Endless Retaliation]] {{Storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and the tide was turned, but Megatron would still consider it as the closest he'd ever come to winning. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}}

	Many Autobots would gain fame for their actions. Rotorstorm's timely intervention saved the Autobot 9th Battalion from annihilation, earning him the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]] {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} and decorated hero [[Countdown (G1)\|Countdown]] was involved enough that [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] would call him "''Simanzi'' Countdown?". {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] saved over a thousand Autobots (such as [[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]] became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. {{storylink\|Interiors}}		Many Autobots would gain fame for their actions. Rotorstorm's timely intervention saved the Autobot 9th Battalion from annihilation, earning him the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]] {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} and decorated hero [[Countdown (G1)\|Countdown]] was involved enough that [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] would call him "''Simanzi'' Countdown?". {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] saved over a thousand Autobots (such as [[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]] became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. {{storylink\|Interiors}}

Breech Loader: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

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2005 IDW continuity

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	The [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|contemporary Ultra Magnus]] was killed five miles from the Crucible in the first year of the conflict. He and [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]] had waded through a muddy muck of some kind in an attempt to evade a troop of [[Cybernought]]s but were caught unawares. Magnus was gunned down {{storylink\|The Gloaming}} and his replacement rushed into action.		The [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|contemporary Ultra Magnus]] was killed five miles from the Crucible in the first year of the conflict. He and [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]] had waded through a muddy muck of some kind in an attempt to evade a troop of [[Cybernought]]s but were caught unawares. Magnus was gunned down {{storylink\|The Gloaming}} and his replacement rushed into action.

	The battle, or perhaps the Crucible, caused some kind of superheating of Cybertron's entire southern hemisphere, requiring some length of time to cool down. The planet still burnt your feet in cycle 3180. {{storylink\|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} By the time it finally cooled, 99% of the planet was now under Decepticon control and ''half'' of the planet's population were dead. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The Autobots responded with the [[Endless Retaliation]] {{Storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and the tide was turned, but Megatron would still consider it as the closest he'd ever come to winning. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}}		The battle, or perhaps the Crucible involved, caused some kind of superheating of Cybertron's entire southern hemisphere, requiring some length of time to cool down. The planet still burnt your feet in cycle 3180. {{storylink\|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} By the time it finally cooled, 99% of the planet was now under Decepticon control and ''half'' of the planet's population were dead. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The Autobots responded with the [[Endless Retaliation]] {{Storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and the tide was turned, but Megatron would still consider it as the closest he'd ever come to winning. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}}

	Many Autobots would gain fame for their actions. Rotorstorm's timely intervention saved the Autobot 9th Battalion from annihilation, earning him the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]] {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} and decorated hero [[Countdown (G1)\|Countdown]] was involved enough that [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] would call him "''Simanzi'' Countdown?". {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] saved over a thousand Autobots (such as [[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]] became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. {{storylink\|Interiors}}		Many Autobots would gain fame for their actions. Rotorstorm's timely intervention saved the Autobot 9th Battalion from annihilation, earning him the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]] {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} and decorated hero [[Countdown (G1)\|Countdown]] was involved enough that [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] would call him "''Simanzi'' Countdown?". {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] saved over a thousand Autobots (such as [[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]] became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. {{storylink\|Interiors}}

Smasher at 14:27, 8 December 2023

2023-12-08T14:27:50Z

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	The battle, or perhaps the Crucible, caused some kind of superheating of Cybertron's entire southern hemisphere, requiring some length of time to cool down. The planet still burnt your feet in cycle 3180. {{storylink\|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} By the time it finally cooled, 99% of the planet was now under Decepticon control and ''half'' of the planet's population were dead. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The Autobots responded with the [[Endless Retaliation]] {{Storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and the tide was turned, but Megatron would still consider it as the closest he'd ever come to winning. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}}		The battle, or perhaps the Crucible, caused some kind of superheating of Cybertron's entire southern hemisphere, requiring some length of time to cool down. The planet still burnt your feet in cycle 3180. {{storylink\|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} By the time it finally cooled, 99% of the planet was now under Decepticon control and ''half'' of the planet's population were dead. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The Autobots responded with the [[Endless Retaliation]] {{Storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and the tide was turned, but Megatron would still consider it as the closest he'd ever come to winning. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}}

	Many Autobots would gain fame for their actions. Rotorstorm's timely intervention saved the Autobot 9th Battalion from annihilation, earning him the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]] {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} and decorated hero [[Countdown (G1)\|Countdown]] was involved enough that [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] would call him "''Simanzi'' Countdown?". {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] saved over a thousand Autobots (such as [[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} [[Fortress Maximus (G1)~~/2005 IDW continuity~~\|Fortress Maximus]] became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. {{storylink\|Interiors}}		Many Autobots would gain fame for their actions. Rotorstorm's timely intervention saved the Autobot 9th Battalion from annihilation, earning him the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]] {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} and decorated hero [[Countdown (G1)\|Countdown]] was involved enough that [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] would call him "''Simanzi'' Countdown?". {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] saved over a thousand Autobots (such as [[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]] became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. {{storylink\|Interiors}}

	Long after the battle, some survivors, such as the [[Duobot]]s [[Shock (G1)\|Shock]] and [[Ore]], simply noted it as one of their bigger events. {{storylink\|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things\|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Others were left mentally scarred: Rotorstorm was so haunted by what he saw that he had to create a 'cover personality' to compensate and Pyro's road to ''[[primus apotheosis]]'' began at the Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} Fortress Maximus would recount he walked away from Simanzi with a smile. {{storylink\|Animals}}		Long after the battle, some survivors, such as the [[Duobot]]s [[Shock (G1)\|Shock]] and [[Ore]], simply noted it as one of their bigger events. {{storylink\|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things\|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Others were left mentally scarred: Rotorstorm was so haunted by what he saw that he had to create a 'cover personality' to compensate and Pyro's road to ''[[primus apotheosis]]'' began at the Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} Fortress Maximus would recount he walked away from Simanzi with a smile. {{storylink\|Animals}}

Saix: /* 2005 IDW continuity */clean up, replaced: Wreckers → Wreckers

2023-01-20T18:50:02Z

2005 IDW continuity: clean up, replaced: Wreckers → Wreckers

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===2005 IDW continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	The Simanzi Massacre occurred in 1st Cycle 3178. As with many military campaigns, a number of [[M.T.O.\|Made To Order]] soldiers such as [[Riptide (G1)\|Riptide]] were created specifically to fight in it. {{storylink\|Twenty Plus One}} The [[~~Wrecker~~]]s, however, ignored it in favour of chasing [[Squadron X]]. {{storylink\|Zero Point}}		The Simanzi Massacre occurred in 1st Cycle 3178. As with many military campaigns, a number of [[M.T.O.\|Made To Order]] soldiers such as [[Riptide (G1)\|Riptide]] were created specifically to fight in it. {{storylink\|Twenty Plus One}} The [[Wreckers]], however, ignored it in favour of chasing [[Squadron X]]. {{storylink\|Zero Point}}

	[[File:MTMTE16 magnus on simanzi.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|"When they told me Simanzi was a toilet, I thought it was a metaphor."]]		[[File:MTMTE16 magnus on simanzi.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|"When they told me Simanzi was a toilet, I thought it was a metaphor."]]

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	The [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|contemporary Ultra Magnus]] was killed five miles from the Crucible in the first year of the conflict. He and [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]] had waded through a muddy muck of some kind in an attempt to evade a troop of [[Cybernought]]s but were caught unawares. Magnus was gunned down {{storylink\|The Gloaming}} and his replacement rushed into action.		The [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|contemporary Ultra Magnus]] was killed five miles from the Crucible in the first year of the conflict. He and [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]] had waded through a muddy muck of some kind in an attempt to evade a troop of [[Cybernought]]s but were caught unawares. Magnus was gunned down {{storylink\|The Gloaming}} and his replacement rushed into action.

	The battle, or perhaps the Crucible ~~involved~~, caused some kind of superheating of Cybertron's entire southern hemisphere, requiring some length of time to cool down. The planet still burnt your feet in cycle 3180. {{storylink\|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} By the time it finally cooled, 99% of the planet was now under Decepticon control and ''half'' of the planet's population were dead. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The Autobots responded with the [[Endless Retaliation]] {{Storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and the tide was turned, but Megatron would still consider it as the closest he'd ever come to winning. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}}		The battle, or perhaps the Crucible, caused some kind of superheating of Cybertron's entire southern hemisphere, requiring some length of time to cool down. The planet still burnt your feet in cycle 3180. {{storylink\|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} By the time it finally cooled, 99% of the planet was now under Decepticon control and ''half'' of the planet's population were dead. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The Autobots responded with the [[Endless Retaliation]] {{Storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and the tide was turned, but Megatron would still consider it as the closest he'd ever come to winning. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}}

	Many Autobots would gain fame for their actions. Rotorstorm's timely intervention saved the Autobot 9th Battalion from annihilation, earning him the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]] {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} and decorated hero [[Countdown (G1)\|Countdown]] was involved enough that [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] would call him "''Simanzi'' Countdown?". {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] saved over a thousand Autobots (such as [[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]] became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. {{storylink\|Interiors}}		Many Autobots would gain fame for their actions. Rotorstorm's timely intervention saved the Autobot 9th Battalion from annihilation, earning him the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]] {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} and decorated hero [[Countdown (G1)\|Countdown]] was involved enough that [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] would call him "''Simanzi'' Countdown?". {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] saved over a thousand Autobots (such as [[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]] became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. {{storylink\|Interiors}}

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	The [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|contemporary Ultra Magnus]] was killed five miles from the Crucible in the first year of the conflict. He and [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]] had waded through a muddy muck of some kind in an attempt to evade a troop of [[Cybernought]]s but were caught unawares. Magnus was gunned down {{storylink\|The Gloaming}} and his replacement rushed into action.		The [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|contemporary Ultra Magnus]] was killed five miles from the Crucible in the first year of the conflict. He and [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]] had waded through a muddy muck of some kind in an attempt to evade a troop of [[Cybernought]]s but were caught unawares. Magnus was gunned down {{storylink\|The Gloaming}} and his replacement rushed into action.

	The battle, or perhaps the Crucible, caused some kind of superheating of Cybertron's entire southern hemisphere, requiring some length of time to cool down. The planet still burnt your feet in cycle 3180. {{storylink\|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} By the time it finally cooled, 99% of the planet was now under Decepticon control and ''half'' of the planet's population were dead. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The Autobots responded with the [[Endless Retaliation]] {{Storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and the tide was turned, but Megatron would still consider it as the closest he'd ever come to winning. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}}		The battle, or perhaps the Crucible involved, caused some kind of superheating of Cybertron's entire southern hemisphere, requiring some length of time to cool down. The planet still burnt your feet in cycle 3180. {{storylink\|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} By the time it finally cooled, 99% of the planet was now under Decepticon control and ''half'' of the planet's population were dead. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The Autobots responded with the [[Endless Retaliation]] {{Storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and the tide was turned, but Megatron would still consider it as the closest he'd ever come to winning. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}}

	Many Autobots would gain fame for their actions. Rotorstorm's timely intervention saved the Autobot 9th Battalion from annihilation, earning him the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]] {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} and decorated hero [[Countdown (G1)\|Countdown]] was involved enough that [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] would call him "''Simanzi'' Countdown?". {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] saved over a thousand Autobots (such as [[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]] became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. {{storylink\|Interiors}}		Many Autobots would gain fame for their actions. Rotorstorm's timely intervention saved the Autobot 9th Battalion from annihilation, earning him the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]] {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} and decorated hero [[Countdown (G1)\|Countdown]] was involved enough that [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] would call him "''Simanzi'' Countdown?". {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] saved over a thousand Autobots (such as [[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]] became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. {{storylink\|Interiors}}

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	The battle, or perhaps the Crucible, caused some kind of superheating of Cybertron's entire southern hemisphere, requiring some length of time to cool down. The planet still burnt your feet in cycle 3180. {{storylink\|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} By the time it finally cooled, 99% of the planet was now under Decepticon control and ''half'' of the planet's population were dead. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The Autobots responded with the [[Endless Retaliation]] {{Storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and the tide was turned, but Megatron would still consider it as the closest he'd ever come to winning. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}}		The battle, or perhaps the Crucible, caused some kind of superheating of Cybertron's entire southern hemisphere, requiring some length of time to cool down. The planet still burnt your feet in cycle 3180. {{storylink\|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} By the time it finally cooled, 99% of the planet was now under Decepticon control and ''half'' of the planet's population were dead. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The Autobots responded with the [[Endless Retaliation]] {{Storylink\|Life After the Big Bang}} and the tide was turned, but Megatron would still consider it as the closest he'd ever come to winning. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}}

	Many Autobots would gain fame for their actions. Rotorstorm's timely intervention saved the Autobot 9th Battalion from annihilation, earning him the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]] {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} and decorated hero [[Countdown (G1)\|Countdown]] was involved enough that [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] would call him "''Simanzi'' Countdown?". {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] saved over a thousand Autobots (such as [[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} [[Fortress Maximus (G1)~~/2005 IDW continuity~~\|Fortress Maximus]] became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. {{storylink\|Interiors}}		Many Autobots would gain fame for their actions. Rotorstorm's timely intervention saved the Autobot 9th Battalion from annihilation, earning him the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]] {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} and decorated hero [[Countdown (G1)\|Countdown]] was involved enough that [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] would call him "''Simanzi'' Countdown?". {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] saved over a thousand Autobots (such as [[Pyro (G1)\|Pyro]]) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]] became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. {{storylink\|Interiors}}

	Long after the battle, some survivors, such as the [[Duobot]]s [[Shock (G1)\|Shock]] and [[Ore]], simply noted it as one of their bigger events. {{storylink\|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things\|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Others were left mentally scarred: Rotorstorm was so haunted by what he saw that he had to create a 'cover personality' to compensate and Pyro's road to ''[[primus apotheosis]]'' began at the Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} Fortress Maximus would recount he walked away from Simanzi with a smile. {{storylink\|Animals}}		Long after the battle, some survivors, such as the [[Duobot]]s [[Shock (G1)\|Shock]] and [[Ore]], simply noted it as one of their bigger events. {{storylink\|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things\|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Others were left mentally scarred: Rotorstorm was so haunted by what he saw that he had to create a 'cover personality' to compensate and Pyro's road to ''[[primus apotheosis]]'' began at the Crucible. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Rotorstorm's Profile}} {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Pyro's Profile}} Fortress Maximus would recount he walked away from Simanzi with a smile. {{storylink\|Animals}}