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AzimuthAcolyte: Transformation cog -> Transformation cog (biology) update

2025-09-13T00:28:00Z

Transformation cog -> Transformation cog (biology) update

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	[[File:Slaughterhouse mtmte -32 djd attack.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.1\|Showed up just to die! [[Ambulon\|It]] [[:File:MTMTE18 cvrRI.jpg\|happens]] [[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self\|sometimes.]]‎]]		[[File:Slaughterhouse mtmte -32 djd attack.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.1\|Showed up just to die! [[Ambulon\|It]] [[:File:MTMTE18 cvrRI.jpg\|happens]] [[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self\|sometimes.]]‎]]
	Skids and [[Getaway]] continue their exploration of the ship, talking about Megatron and their changing attitude toward him as they go. They catch up to Riptide just as he has made an horrific discovery—a room full of corpses, every one in [[alternate mode]], with two puncture holes in each of them. Reminded of the practice of [[cerebral dowsing]]—the ability to deduce the location of a Transformer's brain module while they are in alt mode—Skids realizes that all the dead have been shot in the "head", and that the secondary holes were bored in order to remove their [[transformation cog]]s. Just as Skids is getting to grips with this discovery, Nightbeat contacts him over the comm, and reveals that they have found [[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]]'s dead body in the [[slow cell]] beneath the ship. Megatron then joins the call, and everyone pools their knowledge and realizes they have come to the same conclusion: the ''Lost Light'' has been attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]].		Skids and [[Getaway]] continue their exploration of the ship, talking about Megatron and their changing attitude toward him as they go. They catch up to Riptide just as he has made an horrific discovery—a room full of corpses, every one in [[alternate mode]], with two puncture holes in each of them. Reminded of the practice of [[cerebral dowsing]]—the ability to deduce the location of a Transformer's brain module while they are in alt mode—Skids realizes that all the dead have been shot in the "head", and that the secondary holes were bored in order to remove their [[Transformation cog (biology)\|transformation cog]]s. Just as Skids is getting to grips with this discovery, Nightbeat contacts him over the comm, and reveals that they have found [[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]]'s dead body in the [[slow cell]] beneath the ship. Megatron then joins the call, and everyone pools their knowledge and realizes they have come to the same conclusion: the ''Lost Light'' has been attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]].

	Everyone regroups in Swerve's and prepares to depart with all due haste, though first, they have to bring the befuddled Nautica up to speed: the brain modules in the corpse mouths were the work of [[Helex (G1)\|Helex]], while the fusion cannon that slew Magnus belonged to [[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]], who also removed the transformation cogs of the dead to feed his transformation addiction. Megatron believes the DJD are acting in response to his denouncement of the Decepticon cause, but Nightbeat points out that evidence suggests that the ship is ''not'' simply from the future: Overlord and the cell containing were jettisoned from the ship some time in the past, and should not ''be'' there any more, suggesting that past events somehow played out differently on this version of the ship. A surge of energy and tremor caused by the ship's reaction to the quantum foam rocks the team, but Nautica refuses to leave as they haven't finished searching for survivors. Megatron is certain that the DJD will have left none... until Ravage picks up a new scent, and, huddled within the Magnus Armor... Megatron finds the still-living form of Rewind.		Everyone regroups in Swerve's and prepares to depart with all due haste, though first, they have to bring the befuddled Nautica up to speed: the brain modules in the corpse mouths were the work of [[Helex (G1)\|Helex]], while the fusion cannon that slew Magnus belonged to [[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]], who also removed the transformation cogs of the dead to feed his transformation addiction. Megatron believes the DJD are acting in response to his denouncement of the Decepticon cause, but Nightbeat points out that evidence suggests that the ship is ''not'' simply from the future: Overlord and the cell containing were jettisoned from the ship some time in the past, and should not ''be'' there any more, suggesting that past events somehow played out differently on this version of the ship. A surge of energy and tremor caused by the ship's reaction to the quantum foam rocks the team, but Nautica refuses to leave as they haven't finished searching for survivors. Megatron is certain that the DJD will have left none... until Ravage picks up a new scent, and, huddled within the Magnus Armor... Megatron finds the still-living form of Rewind.

Quecksilberlampe: /* Soundtrack */

2024-01-10T07:03:56Z

Soundtrack

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	===Soundtrack===		===Soundtrack===
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~6zsDdNvoqiI~~ "Dark"] by {{w\|Low (band)\|Low}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Oi! Here's the first of the songs for MTMTE #32, and it's the shortest one so far: The Dark, by Low. https://t.co/vkKld0SvLN #MTMTE_32\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501511410413629440\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2014\|month=08\|day=18\|(defunct=)}}</ref>		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGT86SW9Yxc "Dark"] by {{w\|Low (band)\|Low}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Oi! Here's the first of the songs for MTMTE #32, and it's the shortest one so far: The Dark, by Low. https://t.co/vkKld0SvLN #MTMTE_32\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501511410413629440\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2014\|month=08\|day=18\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~ML3G1MykdnM~~ "Dirge"] by {{w\|Death in Vegas}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here's the second of the songs for MTMTE #32: Dirge, by Death in Vegas. Dirge is not in this issue. https://t.co/NUyyQXwSrE #MTMTE_32\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501512196493279232\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2014\|month=08\|day=18\|(defunct=)}}</ref>		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5nzwqj3utY "Dirge"] by {{w\|Death in Vegas}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here's the second of the songs for MTMTE #32: Dirge, by Death in Vegas. Dirge is not in this issue. https://t.co/NUyyQXwSrE #MTMTE_32\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501512196493279232\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2014\|month=08\|day=18\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EODw7eH5u7Q "Waiting Rooms"] by {{w\|Simon Warner}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=And the 3rd song for MTMTE #32. Persevere with this one; it's huge and beautiful. Simon Warner's epic Waiting Rooms: https://t.co/ID78r1PmJd\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501514111864172544\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2014\|month=08\|day=18\|(defunct=)}}</ref>		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EODw7eH5u7Q "Waiting Rooms"] by {{w\|Simon Warner}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=And the 3rd song for MTMTE #32. Persevere with this one; it's huge and beautiful. Simon Warner's epic Waiting Rooms: https://t.co/ID78r1PmJd\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501514111864172544\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2014\|month=08\|day=18\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

Cyberlink420 at 17:02, 22 August 2023

2023-08-22T17:02:54Z

Usfmm at 07:43, 17 August 2023

2023-08-17T07:43:03Z

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	\|title="~~Slaughterhouse~~" <!-- The lower-case 'S' is intentional, it doesn't need fixing.-->		\|title="slaughterhouse" <!-- The lower-case 'S' is intentional, it doesn't need fixing.-->
	\|caption=Wait a minute, [[Mainframe (G1)\|Mainframe's]] on the cover? How did that happen?		\|caption=Wait a minute, [[Mainframe (G1)\|Mainframe's]] on the cover? How did that happen?
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	}}		}}

	'''Horrors await the small group of Autobots as they explore the wreckage of the ''Lost Light'', but all is not as it appears...'''		'''Horrors await the small group of Autobots as they explore the wreckage of the ''Lost Light'', but all is not as it appears...'''

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	* [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]] (40)		* [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]] (40)
	{{!}}}		{{!}}}

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	* [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage]] (8)		* [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage]] (8)
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	* ''[[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]]'' (33)		* ''[[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]]'' (33)
	* ''[[Kaon (G1)\|Kaon]]'' (35)		* ''[[Kaon (G1)\|Kaon]]'' (35)

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	* ''[[Dominus Ambus\|The Pet]]'' (34)		* ''[[Dominus Ambus\|The Pet]]'' (34)

DucksDudu at 05:58, 17 August 2023

2023-08-17T05:58:06Z

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	\|title="~~slaughterhouse~~" <!-- The lower-case 'S' is intentional, it doesn't need fixing.-->		\|title="Slaughterhouse" <!-- The lower-case 'S' is intentional, it doesn't need fixing.-->
	\|caption=Wait a minute, [[Mainframe (G1)\|Mainframe's]] on the cover? How did that happen?		\|caption=Wait a minute, [[Mainframe (G1)\|Mainframe's]] on the cover? How did that happen?
	\|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]		\|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]

Usfmm at 23:22, 11 May 2023

2023-05-11T23:22:47Z

Show changes

Saix: clean up, replaced: Crosscut (Autobot) → Crosscut (G1) (2)

2023-03-01T16:07:59Z

clean up, replaced: Crosscut (Autobot) → Crosscut (G1) (2)

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[File:Riptide getaway information creep slaughterhouse.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6]]		[[File:Riptide getaway information creep slaughterhouse.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6]]
	Overcoming their shock at the sight of the ruined ''[[Lost Light]]'', torn into three chunks and bleeding quantum foam, the remaining crew of the [[Rodpod]] conclude that, somehow, this is the time-displaced future version of the ship from which the coffin containing [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]]'s dead body originated. Setting down inside the wreckage to investigate, they soon realise that their impromptu landing pad appears to be [[Swerve's]], only it seems to have been refashioned as a playhouse, rather than a bar; a poster for a showing of ''[[Information Creep]]'', the play [[Crosscut (~~Autobot~~)\|Crosscut]] is currently working on, seems to confirm that the ship is from the future. [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] brings out [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage]] to help in sniffing out the crew, though no-one is particularly pleased to see the cat-bot allowed to roam free. [[Nautica (G1)\|Nautica]] tries to be friendly, but makes the cardinal mistake of treating Ravage like a pet, and, suitably chastized by a swipe of his claws, decides to head off with [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] to fix the [[quantum generator]]s and stop the foam leakage. Presently, Ravage locates [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]—or rather, [[Minimus Ambus]], slaughtered and stripped of the [[Magnus Armor]] post-mortem, which lies nearby. [[Skids (G1)\|Skids]] identifies the fatal blast-wound in Ambus's side as having been caused by a [[fusion cannon]], and immediately turns on Megatron; the former Decepticon retorts that his fusion cannon was destroyed following his change of allegiance, and that furthermore, he had no knowledge of Minimus Ambus within the armor. But as Skids points out, as the ship is from their future, he now ''does'' possess that knowledge and could potentially act on it in that future. Shaken, Megatron realizes that it is actually not impossible for him to be responsible for the death and devastation, and suggests that he and Ravage be locked up until more answers are forthcoming.		Overcoming their shock at the sight of the ruined ''[[Lost Light]]'', torn into three chunks and bleeding quantum foam, the remaining crew of the [[Rodpod]] conclude that, somehow, this is the time-displaced future version of the ship from which the coffin containing [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]]'s dead body originated. Setting down inside the wreckage to investigate, they soon realise that their impromptu landing pad appears to be [[Swerve's]], only it seems to have been refashioned as a playhouse, rather than a bar; a poster for a showing of ''[[Information Creep]]'', the play [[Crosscut (G1)\|Crosscut]] is currently working on, seems to confirm that the ship is from the future. [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] brings out [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage]] to help in sniffing out the crew, though no-one is particularly pleased to see the cat-bot allowed to roam free. [[Nautica (G1)\|Nautica]] tries to be friendly, but makes the cardinal mistake of treating Ravage like a pet, and, suitably chastized by a swipe of his claws, decides to head off with [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] to fix the [[quantum generator]]s and stop the foam leakage. Presently, Ravage locates [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]—or rather, [[Minimus Ambus]], slaughtered and stripped of the [[Magnus Armor]] post-mortem, which lies nearby. [[Skids (G1)\|Skids]] identifies the fatal blast-wound in Ambus's side as having been caused by a [[fusion cannon]], and immediately turns on Megatron; the former Decepticon retorts that his fusion cannon was destroyed following his change of allegiance, and that furthermore, he had no knowledge of Minimus Ambus within the armor. But as Skids points out, as the ship is from their future, he now ''does'' possess that knowledge and could potentially act on it in that future. Shaken, Megatron realizes that it is actually not impossible for him to be responsible for the death and devastation, and suggests that he and Ravage be locked up until more answers are forthcoming.

	In another section of the ship, Nightbeat and Nautica make their way to the engine rooms, talking about the strangeness of recent events. Recalling the appearance of the deceased [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]]'s "data ghost" leads Nightbeat to ask Nautica about her own romantic past, and from there to the topic of pair-bonding in general on [[Caminus (planet)\|Caminus]]; the engineer is amused by his bluntness, and asks the same questions of him. As they enter an elevator, extra gizmos added to [[Nautica's wrench]] by [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] deliver a report on the local surroundings, identifying local space as "worn down", with many signs of extensive recent [[unspace\|teleportation activity]]. At that point, Nautica's foot bumps into something on the floor... ''Brainstorm's [[Time case\|briefcase]].''		In another section of the ship, Nightbeat and Nautica make their way to the engine rooms, talking about the strangeness of recent events. Recalling the appearance of the deceased [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]]'s "data ghost" leads Nightbeat to ask Nautica about her own romantic past, and from there to the topic of pair-bonding in general on [[Caminus (planet)\|Caminus]]; the engineer is amused by his bluntness, and asks the same questions of him. As they enter an elevator, extra gizmos added to [[Nautica's wrench]] by [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] deliver a report on the local surroundings, identifying local space as "worn down", with many signs of extensive recent [[unspace\|teleportation activity]]. At that point, Nautica's foot bumps into something on the floor... ''Brainstorm's [[Time case\|briefcase]].''
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	*[[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] (6)		*[[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] (6)
	*[[Crosscut (~~Autobot~~)\|Crosscut]] (poster, 7)		*[[Crosscut (G1)\|Crosscut]] (poster, 7)
	[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] (9)		[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] (9)
	{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}		{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}

Some Dweeb at 20:43, 26 December 2022

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	'''Swedish'''		'''Swedish'''
	:*''Title:'' '''slakthuset Del 1''' ("slaughterhouse Part 1")		:*''Title:'' "'''slakthuset Del 1'''" ("slaughterhouse Part 1")

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

Some Dweeb at 16:06, 25 December 2022

2022-12-25T16:06:36Z

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	'''Swedish'''		'''Swedish'''
	:*''Title:'' '''slakthuset Del 1''' "(slaughterhouse Part 1)		:*''Title:'' '''slakthuset Del 1''' ("slaughterhouse Part 1")

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

Some Dweeb: Adding Swedish reprint.

2022-12-25T16:01:36Z

Adding Swedish reprint.

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	*Overlord's seemingly passive acceptance of a saw to the neck despite showing he can escape his restraints with ease makes a lot more sense when you remember how suicidal he was at this point.		*Overlord's seemingly passive acceptance of a saw to the neck despite showing he can escape his restraints with ease makes a lot more sense when you remember how suicidal he was at this point.
	* The main cover features Magnus, Whirl, Perceptor, Mainframe and Ratchet fighting back-to-back. Page 21 seems to show the outcome of that fight, as all are shown getting killed except for Ratchet, who's been replaced by Swerve.		* The main cover features Magnus, Whirl, Perceptor, Mainframe and Ratchet fighting back-to-back. Page 21 seems to show the outcome of that fight, as all are shown getting killed except for Ratchet, who's been replaced by Swerve.

			===Foreign Localization===

			'''Swedish'''
			:*''Title:'' '''slakthuset Del 1''' "(slaughterhouse Part 1)

	===Covers (3)===		===Covers (3)===
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	** Collects [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'' (1984)]] [[The Pri¢e of Life!\|#70: "The Pri¢e of Life!"]], ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin\|Megatron Origin]]'' [[Megatron Origin issue 1\|#1]], [[The Transformers (IDW)\|''The Transformers'' (2009)]] [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|#22: "Chaos Theory Part 1"]], ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy\|Autocracy]]'' [[Choices\|#7: "Choices"]], and ''More than Meets the Eye'' #32: "slaughterhouse".		** Collects [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'' (1984)]] [[The Pri¢e of Life!\|#70: "The Pri¢e of Life!"]], ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin\|Megatron Origin]]'' [[Megatron Origin issue 1\|#1]], [[The Transformers (IDW)\|''The Transformers'' (2009)]] [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|#22: "Chaos Theory Part 1"]], ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy\|Autocracy]]'' [[Choices\|#7: "Choices"]], and ''More than Meets the Eye'' #32: "slaughterhouse".
	** Bonus content includes an art gallery.		** Bonus content includes an art gallery.

			* '''''Transformers: Du sköna nya värld''''' <small>([[November]] ?? [[2022]])</small>
			:* Swedish reprint volume.
			:* Collects issues #28-38 and #40.

	<gallery>		<gallery>
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	File:DefinitiveG1Collection v61.jpg\|'''''Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 61: World Shut Your Mouth'''''; cover art by [[Guido Guidi]] (Hoist) and [[Alex Milne]]		File:DefinitiveG1Collection v61.jpg\|'''''Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 61: World Shut Your Mouth'''''; cover art by [[Guido Guidi]] (Hoist) and [[Alex Milne]]
	File:BestOfMegatron cvr.jpg\|'''''Best of Megatron'''''; cover art by [[James Biggie]]		File:BestOfMegatron cvr.jpg\|'''''Best of Megatron'''''; cover art by [[James Biggie]]
			File:MTMTE SWE 04.jpg\|'''''Du sköna nya värld'''''; cover art by Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	[[File:Slaughterhouse mtmte -32 djd attack.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.1\|Showed up just to die! [[Ambulon\|It]] [[:File:MTMTE18 cvrRI.jpg\|happens]] [[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self\|sometimes.]]‎]]		[[File:Slaughterhouse mtmte -32 djd attack.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.1\|Showed up just to die! [[Ambulon\|It]] [[:File:MTMTE18 cvrRI.jpg\|happens]] [[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self\|sometimes.]]‎]]
	Skids and [[Getaway]] continue their exploration of the ship, talking about Megatron and their changing attitude toward him as they go. They catch up to Riptide just as he has made an horrific discovery—a room full of corpses, every one in [[alternate mode]], with two puncture holes in each of them. Reminded of the practice of [[cerebral dowsing]]—the ability to deduce the location of a Transformer's brain module while they are in alt mode—Skids realizes that all the dead have been shot in the "head", and that the secondary holes were bored in order to remove their [[transformation cog]]s. Just as Skids is getting to grips with this discovery, Nightbeat contacts him over the comm, and reveals that they have found [[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]]'s dead body in the [[slow cell]] beneath the ship. Megatron then joins the call, and everyone pools their knowledge and realizes they have come to the same conclusion: the ''Lost Light'' has been attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]].		Skids and [[Getaway]] continue their exploration of the ship, talking about Megatron and their changing attitude toward him as they go. They catch up to Riptide just as he has made an horrific discovery—a room full of corpses, every one in [[alternate mode]], with two puncture holes in each of them. Reminded of the practice of [[cerebral dowsing]]—the ability to deduce the location of a Transformer's brain module while they are in alt mode—Skids realizes that all the dead have been shot in the "head", and that the secondary holes were bored in order to remove their [[Transformation cog (biology)\|transformation cog]]s. Just as Skids is getting to grips with this discovery, Nightbeat contacts him over the comm, and reveals that they have found [[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]]'s dead body in the [[slow cell]] beneath the ship. Megatron then joins the call, and everyone pools their knowledge and realizes they have come to the same conclusion: the ''Lost Light'' has been attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]].

	Everyone regroups in Swerve's and prepares to depart with all due haste, though first, they have to bring the befuddled Nautica up to speed: the brain modules in the corpse mouths were the work of [[Helex (G1)\|Helex]], while the fusion cannon that slew Magnus belonged to [[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]], who also removed the transformation cogs of the dead to feed his transformation addiction. Megatron believes the DJD are acting in response to his denouncement of the Decepticon cause, but Nightbeat points out that evidence suggests that the ship is ''not'' simply from the future: Overlord and the cell containing were jettisoned from the ship some time in the past, and should not ''be'' there any more, suggesting that past events somehow played out differently on this version of the ship. A surge of energy and tremor caused by the ship's reaction to the quantum foam rocks the team, but Nautica refuses to leave as they haven't finished searching for survivors. Megatron is certain that the DJD will have left none... until Ravage picks up a new scent, and, huddled within the Magnus Armor... Megatron finds the still-living form of Rewind.		Everyone regroups in Swerve's and prepares to depart with all due haste, though first, they have to bring the befuddled Nautica up to speed: the brain modules in the corpse mouths were the work of [[Helex (G1)\|Helex]], while the fusion cannon that slew Magnus belonged to [[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]], who also removed the transformation cogs of the dead to feed his transformation addiction. Megatron believes the DJD are acting in response to his denouncement of the Decepticon cause, but Nightbeat points out that evidence suggests that the ship is ''not'' simply from the future: Overlord and the cell containing were jettisoned from the ship some time in the past, and should not ''be'' there any more, suggesting that past events somehow played out differently on this version of the ship. A surge of energy and tremor caused by the ship's reaction to the quantum foam rocks the team, but Nautica refuses to leave as they haven't finished searching for survivors. Megatron is certain that the DJD will have left none... until Ravage picks up a new scent, and, huddled within the Magnus Armor... Megatron finds the still-living form of Rewind.

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[File:Riptide getaway information creep slaughterhouse.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6]]		[[File:Riptide getaway information creep slaughterhouse.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6]]
	Overcoming their shock at the sight of the ruined ''[[Lost Light]]'', torn into three chunks and bleeding quantum foam, the remaining crew of the [[Rodpod]] conclude that, somehow, this is the time-displaced future version of the ship from which the coffin containing [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]]'s dead body originated. Setting down inside the wreckage to investigate, they soon realise that their impromptu landing pad appears to be [[Swerve's]], only it seems to have been refashioned as a playhouse, rather than a bar; a poster for a showing of ''[[Information Creep]]'', the play [[Crosscut (~~Autobot~~)\|Crosscut]] is currently working on, seems to confirm that the ship is from the future. [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] brings out [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage]] to help in sniffing out the crew, though no-one is particularly pleased to see the cat-bot allowed to roam free. [[Nautica (G1)\|Nautica]] tries to be friendly, but makes the cardinal mistake of treating Ravage like a pet, and, suitably chastized by a swipe of his claws, decides to head off with [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] to fix the [[quantum generator]]s and stop the foam leakage. Presently, Ravage locates [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]—or rather, [[Minimus Ambus]], slaughtered and stripped of the [[Magnus Armor]] post-mortem, which lies nearby. [[Skids (G1)\|Skids]] identifies the fatal blast-wound in Ambus's side as having been caused by a [[fusion cannon]], and immediately turns on Megatron; the former Decepticon retorts that his fusion cannon was destroyed following his change of allegiance, and that furthermore, he had no knowledge of Minimus Ambus within the armor. But as Skids points out, as the ship is from their future, he now ''does'' possess that knowledge and could potentially act on it in that future. Shaken, Megatron realizes that it is actually not impossible for him to be responsible for the death and devastation, and suggests that he and Ravage be locked up until more answers are forthcoming.		Overcoming their shock at the sight of the ruined ''[[Lost Light]]'', torn into three chunks and bleeding quantum foam, the remaining crew of the [[Rodpod]] conclude that, somehow, this is the time-displaced future version of the ship from which the coffin containing [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rodimus]]'s dead body originated. Setting down inside the wreckage to investigate, they soon realise that their impromptu landing pad appears to be [[Swerve's]], only it seems to have been refashioned as a playhouse, rather than a bar; a poster for a showing of ''[[Information Creep]]'', the play [[Crosscut (G1)\|Crosscut]] is currently working on, seems to confirm that the ship is from the future. [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] brings out [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ravage]] to help in sniffing out the crew, though no-one is particularly pleased to see the cat-bot allowed to roam free. [[Nautica (G1)\|Nautica]] tries to be friendly, but makes the cardinal mistake of treating Ravage like a pet, and, suitably chastized by a swipe of his claws, decides to head off with [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] to fix the [[quantum generator]]s and stop the foam leakage. Presently, Ravage locates [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]—or rather, [[Minimus Ambus]], slaughtered and stripped of the [[Magnus Armor]] post-mortem, which lies nearby. [[Skids (G1)\|Skids]] identifies the fatal blast-wound in Ambus's side as having been caused by a [[fusion cannon]], and immediately turns on Megatron; the former Decepticon retorts that his fusion cannon was destroyed following his change of allegiance, and that furthermore, he had no knowledge of Minimus Ambus within the armor. But as Skids points out, as the ship is from their future, he now ''does'' possess that knowledge and could potentially act on it in that future. Shaken, Megatron realizes that it is actually not impossible for him to be responsible for the death and devastation, and suggests that he and Ravage be locked up until more answers are forthcoming.

	In another section of the ship, Nightbeat and Nautica make their way to the engine rooms, talking about the strangeness of recent events. Recalling the appearance of the deceased [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]]'s "data ghost" leads Nightbeat to ask Nautica about her own romantic past, and from there to the topic of pair-bonding in general on [[Caminus (planet)\|Caminus]]; the engineer is amused by his bluntness, and asks the same questions of him. As they enter an elevator, extra gizmos added to [[Nautica's wrench]] by [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] deliver a report on the local surroundings, identifying local space as "worn down", with many signs of extensive recent [[unspace\|teleportation activity]]. At that point, Nautica's foot bumps into something on the floor... ''Brainstorm's [[Time case\|briefcase]].''		In another section of the ship, Nightbeat and Nautica make their way to the engine rooms, talking about the strangeness of recent events. Recalling the appearance of the deceased [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Rewind]]'s "data ghost" leads Nightbeat to ask Nautica about her own romantic past, and from there to the topic of pair-bonding in general on [[Caminus (planet)\|Caminus]]; the engineer is amused by his bluntness, and asks the same questions of him. As they enter an elevator, extra gizmos added to [[Nautica's wrench]] by [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] deliver a report on the local surroundings, identifying local space as "worn down", with many signs of extensive recent [[unspace\|teleportation activity]]. At that point, Nautica's foot bumps into something on the floor... ''Brainstorm's [[Time case\|briefcase]].''
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	*[[Crosscut (~~Autobot~~)\|Crosscut]] (poster, 7)		*[[Crosscut (G1)\|Crosscut]] (poster, 7)
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	* We learned about Crosscut's play ''Information Creep'' last issue. As this is ''not'' the future, we can safely assume that without most of the disruptive ''More Than Meets The Eye'' plots going on here, Crosscut just had more free time to work on it.		* We learned about Crosscut's play ''Information Creep'' last issue. As this is ''not'' the future, we can safely assume that without most of the disruptive ''More Than Meets The Eye'' plots going on here, Crosscut just had more free time to work on it.
	* A one-panel flashback shows Megatron being made to melt his fusion cannon in a vat of acid under the watchful eyes of Jetfire and Optimus Prime; there's a similarity here to an imaginary sequence seen in issue #7 (again) in which, after the hypothetical end of conflict, Megatron prepares to dispose of his weapon in a similar bubbling vat.		* A one-panel flashback shows Megatron being made to melt his fusion cannon in a vat of acid under the watchful eyes of Jetfire and Optimus Prime; there's a similarity here to an imaginary sequence seen in issue #7 (again) in which, after the hypothetical end of conflict, Megatron prepares to dispose of his weapon in a similar bubbling vat.
	* We learn about another form of Transformer pair-bonding in addition to the [[Conjunx Endura]] this issue, the "[[Amica Endura]]". Though Nightbeat doesn't expand on the concept, it seems logical to assume that this is a Transformery version of a "best friend"—this was later confirmed by James Roberts.<ref>https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/504551830937165824 James Roberts ~~on Amica Endura~~</ref>		* We learn about another form of Transformer pair-bonding in addition to the [[Conjunx Endura]] this issue, the "[[Amica Endura]]". Though Nightbeat doesn't expand on the concept, it seems logical to assume that this is a Transformery version of a "best friend"—this was later confirmed by James Roberts.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Pretty much - a best friend in a society where friendships can last millions of years.\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/504551830937165824\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2014\|month=08\|day=27\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	* Ravage mentions [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Galvatron]]'s stewardship of the Decepticons, which is playing out over in sister title ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise\|Robots in Disguise]]''.		* Ravage mentions [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Galvatron]]'s stewardship of the Decepticons, which is playing out over in sister title ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise\|Robots in Disguise]]''.
	* Ravage is also revealed to be responsible for freeing the Decepticons from the ''Lost Light'' brig in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace\|issue #28]].		* Ravage is also revealed to be responsible for freeing the Decepticons from the ''Lost Light'' brig in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace\|issue #28]].
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	===Soundtrack===		===Soundtrack===
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zsDdNvoqiI "Dark"] by {{w\|Low (band)\|Low}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501511410413629440 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zsDdNvoqiI "Dark"] by {{w\|Low (band)\|Low}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Oi! Here's the first of the songs for MTMTE #32, and it's the shortest one so far: The Dark, by Low. https://t.co/vkKld0SvLN #MTMTE_32\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501511410413629440\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2014\|month=08\|day=18\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML3G1MykdnM "Dirge"] by {{w\|Death in Vegas}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501512196493279232 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML3G1MykdnM "Dirge"] by {{w\|Death in Vegas}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here's the second of the songs for MTMTE #32: Dirge, by Death in Vegas. Dirge is not in this issue. https://t.co/NUyyQXwSrE #MTMTE_32\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501512196493279232\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2014\|month=08\|day=18\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EODw7eH5u7Q "Waiting Rooms"] by {{w\|Simon Warner}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501514111864172544 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EODw7eH5u7Q "Waiting Rooms"] by {{w\|Simon Warner}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=And the 3rd song for MTMTE #32. Persevere with this one; it's huge and beautiful. Simon Warner's epic Waiting Rooms: https://t.co/ID78r1PmJd\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501514111864172544\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2014\|month=08\|day=18\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

	Roberts singled out one more song, but noted that he resisted making it the issue's theme "in case you'd had enough Divine Comedy":		Roberts singled out one more song, but noted that he resisted making it the issue's theme "in case you'd had enough Divine Comedy":
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t949ErrEfo "Note to Self"] by {{w\|The Divine Comedy (band)\|}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501871775702351873 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t949ErrEfo "Note to Self"] by {{w\|The Divine Comedy (band)\|}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Resisted saying this was the theme to MTMTE #32 in case you'd had enough Divine Comedy. But it fits SO WELL. https://t.co/392cuMB5vR\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/501871775702351873\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2014\|month=08\|day=19\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===