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	* Springer makes reference to the events of the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' series as being the reason he was late arriving on the scene.		* Springer makes reference to the events of the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' series as being the reason he was late arriving on the scene.
	* Outback dying in this story forced a change to the [[Megatron Origin issue 2\|second issue of ''Megatron Origin'']], which was written semi-simultaneously but published after ''Spotlight: Kup'' was released. Outback and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]] had been written to be the first Autobot victims of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s illegal underground deathsports, which obviously would cause continuity problems. Thus, the creation of "[[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]]", who looks a hell of a lot like Outback but totally isn't, really.		* Outback dying in this story forced a change to the [[Megatron Origin issue 2\|second issue of ''Megatron Origin'']], which was written semi-simultaneously but published after ''Spotlight: Kup'' was released. Outback and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]] had been written to be the first Autobot victims of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s illegal underground deathsports, which obviously would cause continuity problems. Thus, the creation of "[[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]]", who looks a hell of a lot like Outback but totally isn't, really.
	** You might feel bad for Outback given his horrible death and the nostalgic way Kup reminisces about him, but [[Iron_in_the_Blood\|later]] [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|stories]] reveal him to have been a thoroughly nasty thug ~~and murderer~~ who was no better than the Decepticons he hated. This implicitly recontextualizes Kup's thoughts on him to being just another part of his delusions.		** You might feel bad for Outback given his horrible death and the nostalgic way Kup reminisces about him, but [[Iron_in_the_Blood\|later]] [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|stories]] reveal him to have been a thoroughly nasty thug who was no better than the Decepticons he hated. This implicitly recontextualizes Kup's thoughts on him to being just another part of his delusions, being so far gone that he remembers the unhinged murderer he once trained as an old friend.
	* The planet Kup is stranded on is not named in this issue and would not be till years later, in [[Shockwaves\|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]], where it is also revealed that [[Ore-8\|the damaging crystals]] on the planet are the result of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] project.		* The planet Kup is stranded on is not named in this issue and would not be till years later, in [[Shockwaves\|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]], where it is also revealed that [[Ore-8\|the damaging crystals]] on the planet are the result of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] project.
	[[File:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|''Always look on the briiiight side of death!'']]		[[File:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|''Always look on the briiiight side of death!'']]

Pointblank at 23:15, 12 September 2024

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	* Springer makes reference to the events of the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' series as being the reason he was late arriving on the scene.		* Springer makes reference to the events of the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' series as being the reason he was late arriving on the scene.
	* Outback dying in this story forced a change to the [[Megatron Origin issue 2\|second issue of ''Megatron Origin'']], which was written semi-simultaneously but published after ''Spotlight: Kup'' was released. Outback and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]] had been written to be the first Autobot victims of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s illegal underground deathsports, which obviously would cause continuity problems. Thus, the creation of "[[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]]", who looks a hell of a lot like Outback but totally isn't, really.		* Outback dying in this story forced a change to the [[Megatron Origin issue 2\|second issue of ''Megatron Origin'']], which was written semi-simultaneously but published after ''Spotlight: Kup'' was released. Outback and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]] had been written to be the first Autobot victims of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s illegal underground deathsports, which obviously would cause continuity problems. Thus, the creation of "[[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]]", who looks a hell of a lot like Outback but totally isn't, really.
	** You might feel bad for Outback given his horrible death and the nostalgic way Kup reminisces about him, but [[Iron_in_the_Blood\|later]] [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|stories]] reveal him to have been a thoroughly nasty thug and murderer who was no better than the Decepticons he hated. ~~Seems karma eventually came for~~ him.		** You might feel bad for Outback given his horrible death and the nostalgic way Kup reminisces about him, but [[Iron_in_the_Blood\|later]] [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|stories]] reveal him to have been a thoroughly nasty thug and murderer who was no better than the Decepticons he hated. This implicitly recontextualizes Kup's thoughts on him to being just another part of his delusions.
	* The planet Kup is stranded on is not named in this issue and would not be till years later, in [[Shockwaves\|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]], where it is also revealed that [[Ore-8\|the damaging crystals]] on the planet are the result of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] project.		* The planet Kup is stranded on is not named in this issue and would not be till years later, in [[Shockwaves\|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]], where it is also revealed that [[Ore-8\|the damaging crystals]] on the planet are the result of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] project.
	[[File:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|''Always look on the briiiight side of death!'']]		[[File:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|''Always look on the briiiight side of death!'']]

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	* Springer makes reference to the events of the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' series as being the reason he was late arriving on the scene.		* Springer makes reference to the events of the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' series as being the reason he was late arriving on the scene.
	* Outback dying in this story forced a change to the [[Megatron Origin issue 2\|second issue of ''Megatron Origin'']], which was written semi-simultaneously but published after ''Spotlight: Kup'' was released. Outback and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]] had been written to be the first Autobot victims of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s illegal underground deathsports, which obviously would cause continuity problems. Thus, the creation of "[[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]]", who looks a hell of a lot like Outback but totally isn't, really.		* Outback dying in this story forced a change to the [[Megatron Origin issue 2\|second issue of ''Megatron Origin'']], which was written semi-simultaneously but published after ''Spotlight: Kup'' was released. Outback and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]] had been written to be the first Autobot victims of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s illegal underground deathsports, which obviously would cause continuity problems. Thus, the creation of "[[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]]", who looks a hell of a lot like Outback but totally isn't, really.
			** You might feel bad for Outback given his horrible death and the nostalgic way Kup reminisces about him, but [[Iron_in_the_Blood\|later]] [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|stories]] reveal him to have been a thoroughly nasty thug and murderer who was no better than the Decepticons he hated. Seems karma eventually came for him.
	* The planet Kup is stranded on is not named in this issue and would not be till years later, in [[Shockwaves\|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]], where it is also revealed that [[Ore-8\|the damaging crystals]] on the planet are the result of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] project.		* The planet Kup is stranded on is not named in this issue and would not be till years later, in [[Shockwaves\|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]], where it is also revealed that [[Ore-8\|the damaging crystals]] on the planet are the result of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] project.
	[[File:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|''Always look on the briiiight side of death!'']]		[[File:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|''Always look on the briiiight side of death!'']]

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	===Trivia===		===Trivia===
	* The issue includes 5 pages of sketches by [[Nick Roche]].		* The issue includes 5 pages of sketches by [[Nick Roche]].
	* Page 4 is completely silent... but it's not ''supposed'' to be! The lettering was accidentally left out, of which Roche says: "Luckly it was the ONLY page in the WHOLE book that could have lost it. Any other page, and NONE of the story would have made sense."<ref>[https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/724571997821407232 Nick Roche on Twitter]</ref> It would ultimately be restored in the trade paperback release.		* Page 4 is completely silent... but it's not ''supposed'' to be! The lettering was accidentally left out, of which Roche says: "Luckly it was the ONLY page in the WHOLE book that could have lost it. Any other page, and NONE of the story would have made sense."<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Luckily it was the ONLY page in the WHOLE book that could have lost it. Any other page, and NONE of the story would have made sense.\|link=https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/724571997821407232\|name=Nick Roche\|site=Twitter\|year=2016\|month=04\|day=25\|(defunct=)}}</ref> It would ultimately be restored in the trade paperback release.
	* In several panels throughout the issue, Kup's arms and legs have extra-thick black outlines. This was an alteration to Roche's art carried out in-house at IDW, in response to a decision that Kup looked "too skinny."<ref>[https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/724572280823623680 Roche on Twitter ~~again]~~</ref>		* In several panels throughout the issue, Kup's arms and legs have extra-thick black outlines. This was an alteration to Roche's art carried out in-house at IDW, in response to a decision that Kup looked "too skinny."<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Also,fun fact: The artwork was altered in-house. A Hasbro (I assume) mandate came that Kup was too skinny. Hence ugly, fat inked outlines.\|link=https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/724572280823623680\|name=Nick Roche\|site=Twitter\|year=2016\|month=04\|day=25\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	* A page was cut where Kup drives to a cliff every day to dump the "zombie" heads into a lake so they will stop staring at him. That was cut by Roche, not editorial... but only because another scene needed more room!<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9DPbginVXE Moonbase 2's AA2010 interview], 27:04 - 27:40</ref>		* A page was cut where Kup drives to a cliff every day to dump the "zombie" heads into a lake so they will stop staring at him. That was cut by Roche, not editorial... but only because another scene needed more room!<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9DPbginVXE Moonbase 2's AA2010 interview], 27:04 - 27:40</ref>
	* Kup—and his visions of zombies—are drawn in a different style from the "real world", such as the scenes on board the ''Ark-17''. Kup's nightmarish world is rendered with messy black cross-hatching and shadowy splotches, colored with either primarily orange tones (for daylight) or blue (at night), and the panels are given thick, jagged borders. In contrast, the "real world" events are cleanly rendered and colored normally. When the two "worlds" collide with Trailbreaker's arrival, even the dinged-up Trailbreaker looks polished compared to the been-through-hell Kup.		* Kup—and his visions of zombies—are drawn in a different style from the "real world", such as the scenes on board the ''Ark-17''. Kup's nightmarish world is rendered with messy black cross-hatching and shadowy splotches, colored with either primarily orange tones (for daylight) or blue (at night), and the panels are given thick, jagged borders. In contrast, the "real world" events are cleanly rendered and colored normally. When the two "worlds" collide with Trailbreaker's arrival, even the dinged-up Trailbreaker looks polished compared to the been-through-hell Kup.

Usfmm at 22:59, 12 April 2023

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	* '''Cover RI-A:''' Uncolored cover A		* '''Cover RI-A:''' Uncolored cover A
	* '''Cover RI-B:''' Uncolored cover B		* '''Cover RI-B:''' Uncolored cover B

	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Spotlight Kup cvrA.jpg\|We'll get you, Kup!		File:Spotlight Kup cvrA.jpg\|We'll get you, Kup!

Usfmm at 09:32, 12 April 2023

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	* '''''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Transformers: Wreckers sista strid]]''''' <small>([[June 18]], [[2018]]) ISBN 978-91-88131-23-2</small>		* '''''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Transformers: Wreckers sista strid]]''''' <small>([[June 18]], [[2018]]) ISBN 978-91-88131-23-2</small>
	** Swedish reprint volume.		** Swedish reprint volume.

	* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 38: Devastation''''' <small>([[August 7]], [[2019]])</small>
	** Collects ''Devastation'' issues #1–6, and ''Spotlight: Kup'', ''Ramjet'' & ''[[Spotlight: Cliffjumper\|Cliffjumper]]''.
	** Bonus material includes a cover gallery and an introduction by Simon Furman.
	** Hardcover format.

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	File:IDWCollectionCompendiumV1.jpg\|'''''The IDW Collection Compendium, Vol. 1''''' – cover art by Jeffrey Veregge		File:IDWCollectionCompendiumV1.jpg\|'''''The IDW Collection Compendium, Vol. 1''''' – cover art by Jeffrey Veregge
	File:LSOTW SWECover.jpg\|'''''Wreckers sista strid''''' – cover by [[Trevor Hutchison]]		File:LSOTW SWECover.jpg\|'''''Wreckers sista strid''''' – cover by [[Trevor Hutchison]]
			</gallery>

			* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 38: Devastation''''' <small>([[August 7]], [[2019]])</small>
			** Collects ''Devastation'' issues #1–6, and ''Spotlight: Kup'', ''Ramjet'' & ''[[Spotlight: Cliffjumper\|Cliffjumper]]''.
			** Bonus material includes a cover gallery and an introduction by Simon Furman.
			** Hardcover format.

			<gallery>
	File:DefinitiveG1Collection_v38.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 38: Devastation''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Sunstreaker) and [[Robby Musso]] (Sixshot)		File:DefinitiveG1Collection_v38.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 38: Devastation''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Sunstreaker) and [[Robby Musso]] (Sixshot)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Usfmm at 07:52, 12 April 2023

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	:*Paperback collection of the first 2 volumes of ''The IDW Collection''.		:*Paperback collection of the first 2 volumes of ''The IDW Collection''.

	*'''''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Transformers: Wreckers ~~Sista Strid~~]]''''' <small>([[June 18]], [[2018]]) ISBN 978-91-88131-23-2</small>		*'''''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Transformers: Wreckers sista strid]]''''' <small>([[June 18]], [[2018]]) ISBN 978-91-88131-23-2</small>
	:* Swedish reprint volume.		:* Swedish reprint volume.

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	File:TF Spotlight Omnibus v1.jpg\|'''''Spotlight Omnibus Volume 1'''''; cover by [[Jeffrey Veregge]]		File:TF Spotlight Omnibus v1.jpg\|'''''Spotlight Omnibus Volume 1'''''; cover by [[Jeffrey Veregge]]
	File:IDWCollectionCompendiumV1.jpg\|'''''IDW Collection Compendium, Vol. 1'''''; cover by Jeffrey Veregge		File:IDWCollectionCompendiumV1.jpg\|'''''IDW Collection Compendium, Vol. 1'''''; cover by Jeffrey Veregge
	File:LSOTW SWECover.jpg\|'''''Transformers: Wreckers ~~Sista Strid~~'''''; cover by [[Trevor Hutchison]]		File:LSOTW SWECover.jpg\|'''''Transformers: Wreckers sista strid'''''; cover by [[Trevor Hutchison]]
	File:DefinitiveG1Collection v38.jpg\|'''''Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 38: Devastation'''''; cover by [[Don Figueroa]] (Sunstreaker) and [[Robby Musso]] (Sixshot)		File:DefinitiveG1Collection v38.jpg\|'''''Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 38: Devastation'''''; cover by [[Don Figueroa]] (Sunstreaker) and [[Robby Musso]] (Sixshot)
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	* Springer makes reference to the events of the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' series as being the reason he was late arriving on the scene.		* Springer makes reference to the events of the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' series as being the reason he was late arriving on the scene.
	* Outback dying in this story forced a change to the [[Megatron Origin issue 2\|second issue of ''Megatron Origin'']], which was written semi-simultaneously but published after ''Spotlight: Kup'' was released. Outback and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]] had been written to be the first Autobot victims of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s illegal underground deathsports, which obviously would cause continuity problems. Thus, the creation of "[[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]]", who looks a hell of a lot like Outback but totally isn't, really.		* Outback dying in this story forced a change to the [[Megatron Origin issue 2\|second issue of ''Megatron Origin'']], which was written semi-simultaneously but published after ''Spotlight: Kup'' was released. Outback and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]] had been written to be the first Autobot victims of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s illegal underground deathsports, which obviously would cause continuity problems. Thus, the creation of "[[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]]", who looks a hell of a lot like Outback but totally isn't, really.
	** You might feel bad for Outback given his horrible death and the nostalgic way Kup reminisces about him, but [[Iron_in_the_Blood\|later]] [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|stories]] reveal him to have been a thoroughly nasty thug ~~and murderer~~ who was no better than the Decepticons he hated. This implicitly recontextualizes Kup's thoughts on him to being just another part of his delusions.		** You might feel bad for Outback given his horrible death and the nostalgic way Kup reminisces about him, but [[Iron_in_the_Blood\|later]] [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|stories]] reveal him to have been a thoroughly nasty thug who was no better than the Decepticons he hated. This implicitly recontextualizes Kup's thoughts on him to being just another part of his delusions, being so far gone that he remembers the unhinged murderer he once trained as an old friend.
	* The planet Kup is stranded on is not named in this issue and would not be till years later, in [[Shockwaves\|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]], where it is also revealed that [[Ore-8\|the damaging crystals]] on the planet are the result of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] project.		* The planet Kup is stranded on is not named in this issue and would not be till years later, in [[Shockwaves\|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]], where it is also revealed that [[Ore-8\|the damaging crystals]] on the planet are the result of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] project.
	[[File:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|''Always look on the briiiight side of death!'']]		[[File:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|''Always look on the briiiight side of death!'']]

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	* Springer makes reference to the events of the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' series as being the reason he was late arriving on the scene.		* Springer makes reference to the events of the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' series as being the reason he was late arriving on the scene.
	* Outback dying in this story forced a change to the [[Megatron Origin issue 2\|second issue of ''Megatron Origin'']], which was written semi-simultaneously but published after ''Spotlight: Kup'' was released. Outback and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]] had been written to be the first Autobot victims of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s illegal underground deathsports, which obviously would cause continuity problems. Thus, the creation of "[[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]]", who looks a hell of a lot like Outback but totally isn't, really.		* Outback dying in this story forced a change to the [[Megatron Origin issue 2\|second issue of ''Megatron Origin'']], which was written semi-simultaneously but published after ''Spotlight: Kup'' was released. Outback and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]] had been written to be the first Autobot victims of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s illegal underground deathsports, which obviously would cause continuity problems. Thus, the creation of "[[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]]", who looks a hell of a lot like Outback but totally isn't, really.
	** You might feel bad for Outback given his horrible death and the nostalgic way Kup reminisces about him, but [[Iron_in_the_Blood\|later]] [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|stories]] reveal him to have been a thoroughly nasty thug and murderer who was no better than the Decepticons he hated. ~~Seems karma eventually came for~~ him.		** You might feel bad for Outback given his horrible death and the nostalgic way Kup reminisces about him, but [[Iron_in_the_Blood\|later]] [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|stories]] reveal him to have been a thoroughly nasty thug and murderer who was no better than the Decepticons he hated. This implicitly recontextualizes Kup's thoughts on him to being just another part of his delusions.
	* The planet Kup is stranded on is not named in this issue and would not be till years later, in [[Shockwaves\|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]], where it is also revealed that [[Ore-8\|the damaging crystals]] on the planet are the result of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] project.		* The planet Kup is stranded on is not named in this issue and would not be till years later, in [[Shockwaves\|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]], where it is also revealed that [[Ore-8\|the damaging crystals]] on the planet are the result of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] project.
	[[File:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|''Always look on the briiiight side of death!'']]		[[File:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|''Always look on the briiiight side of death!'']]

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	* Springer makes reference to the events of the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' series as being the reason he was late arriving on the scene.		* Springer makes reference to the events of the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' series as being the reason he was late arriving on the scene.
	* Outback dying in this story forced a change to the [[Megatron Origin issue 2\|second issue of ''Megatron Origin'']], which was written semi-simultaneously but published after ''Spotlight: Kup'' was released. Outback and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]] had been written to be the first Autobot victims of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s illegal underground deathsports, which obviously would cause continuity problems. Thus, the creation of "[[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]]", who looks a hell of a lot like Outback but totally isn't, really.		* Outback dying in this story forced a change to the [[Megatron Origin issue 2\|second issue of ''Megatron Origin'']], which was written semi-simultaneously but published after ''Spotlight: Kup'' was released. Outback and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]] had been written to be the first Autobot victims of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]'s illegal underground deathsports, which obviously would cause continuity problems. Thus, the creation of "[[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]]", who looks a hell of a lot like Outback but totally isn't, really.
			** You might feel bad for Outback given his horrible death and the nostalgic way Kup reminisces about him, but [[Iron_in_the_Blood\|later]] [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen\|stories]] reveal him to have been a thoroughly nasty thug and murderer who was no better than the Decepticons he hated. Seems karma eventually came for him.
	* The planet Kup is stranded on is not named in this issue and would not be till years later, in [[Shockwaves\|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]], where it is also revealed that [[Ore-8\|the damaging crystals]] on the planet are the result of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] project.		* The planet Kup is stranded on is not named in this issue and would not be till years later, in [[Shockwaves\|''Robots in Disguise'' #17]], where it is also revealed that [[Ore-8\|the damaging crystals]] on the planet are the result of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] project.
	[[File:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|''Always look on the briiiight side of death!'']]		[[File:SpotlightKup Springersholograph.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|''Always look on the briiiight side of death!'']]