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	The Talisman was originally created by [[Unicron's creator\|a scientist]] on the planet [[Antilla]] circa eight million years ago, in response to the invasion of the planet by [[Transformer\|Cybertronian]] forces led by [[The Fallen\|Megatronus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]]. Bereaved by the loss of his family, {{storylink\|Ceremony}} the scientist sought to create a weapon of ultimate retribution against the aliens and incorporated his creation into the heart of a doomsday device designed to end the devastating [[Antillan]]/Cybertronian war by ending ''all'' life on Antilla. {{storylink\|Our Finest}} {{storylink\|Stranger Eons}} The energies unleashed by the device did their job, and more; cascading across space and time, they collapsed Antilla's star into a [[black hole]], destroyed the planet [[Prysmos]], and corrupted its natural magicks, from which were born the twisted lifeforms known as the [[Dire Wraith]]s. Antilla itself was left a dead world of rust deserts, a dormant harbinger of death that would come to be known as "[[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]." {{storylink\|Stranger Eons}} Thanks to the Talisman, a spectre of the device's creator persisted in the incorporeal realm of [[infraspace]], his overwhelming desire for vengeance against Cybertron and its colonies allowing this phantasm to persist for many millions of years. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}		The Talisman was originally created by [[Unicron's creator\|a scientist]] on the planet [[Antilla]] circa eight million years ago, in response to the invasion of the planet by [[Transformer\|Cybertronian]] forces led by [[The Fallen\|Megatronus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]]. Bereaved by the loss of his family, {{storylink\|Ceremony}} the scientist sought to create a weapon of ultimate retribution against the aliens and incorporated his creation into the heart of a doomsday device designed to end the devastating [[Antillan]]/Cybertronian war by ending ''all'' life on Antilla. {{storylink\|Our Finest}} {{storylink\|Stranger Eons}} The energies unleashed by the device did their job, and more; cascading across space and time, they collapsed Antilla's star into a [[Black hole (phenomenon)\|black hole]], destroyed the planet [[Prysmos]], and corrupted its natural magicks, from which were born the twisted lifeforms known as the [[Dire Wraith]]s. Antilla itself was left a dead world of rust deserts, a dormant harbinger of death that would come to be known as "[[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]." {{storylink\|Stranger Eons}} Thanks to the Talisman, a spectre of the device's creator persisted in the incorporeal realm of [[infraspace]], his overwhelming desire for vengeance against Cybertron and its colonies allowing this phantasm to persist for many millions of years. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}

	Several million years later, after the conclusion of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] and the departure of the [[Prime (rank)\|Prime]]s from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Onyx Prime—in reality, an alter-ego assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]—returned to Antilla, bringing his innermost retinue of [[Maximal]]s with him. "Onyx Prime" would come to unearth the core of the device, and dubbed it the "Talisman." Aware that the Talisman's properties rendered it anathema to mechanical life-forms, Shockwave sought to exploit this fact; by awakening Unicron at the right time, he believed that he could trick the monster into devouring Cybertron, and the Talisman would then kill the planet-eater from the inside out, affording the Cybertronian race the freedom to begin anew on another world and build a permanent Cybertronian empire. To ensure the safety of the artifact, "Onyx" eventually decided that the Talisman should be taken to [[Earth]] for safe keeping, ensuring that the planet would become the seat of his new Cybertronian hegemony. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}		Several million years later, after the conclusion of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] and the departure of the [[Prime (rank)\|Prime]]s from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Onyx Prime—in reality, an alter-ego assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]—returned to Antilla, bringing his innermost retinue of [[Maximal]]s with him. "Onyx Prime" would come to unearth the core of the device, and dubbed it the "Talisman." Aware that the Talisman's properties rendered it anathema to mechanical life-forms, Shockwave sought to exploit this fact; by awakening Unicron at the right time, he believed that he could trick the monster into devouring Cybertron, and the Talisman would then kill the planet-eater from the inside out, affording the Cybertronian race the freedom to begin anew on another world and build a permanent Cybertronian empire. To ensure the safety of the artifact, "Onyx" eventually decided that the Talisman should be taken to [[Earth]] for safe keeping, ensuring that the planet would become the seat of his new Cybertronian hegemony. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}
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	Recognizing that the Talisman was on Earth, Shockwave established a remote connection to the remains of [[Nemesis (BW)\|Nemesis]], now serving as Unicron's eye, to locate the artifact, ordering [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]] to have the Maximals retrieve it so it could be used to slay Unicron once he'd found it. Bludgeon chose that moment to announce that he and the Maximals were loyal only to Unicron, sending in his forces to retrieve the device only so it would pose no threat to their new master. As the Maximals neared [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]], the Titan simply space bridged away, taking the Talisman with him. The Talisman was then entrusted to [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Thundercracker]] as the Seekers shuttled Optimus Prime and Arcee to Unicron so they could destroy the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink\|Assembly (Unicron)\|Assembly}} As the combined heroes distracted the planet-eater from noticing the incursion, [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Skywarp]] was wounded, and without his natural teleportation powers [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] was forced to sacrifice himself to activate the Talisman on Unicron's surface, so that its corrosive energies could simply burn a path into Unicron's core. The gambit worked; the Talisman burrowed directly into Unicron's heart.		Recognizing that the Talisman was on Earth, Shockwave established a remote connection to the remains of [[Nemesis (BW)\|Nemesis]], now serving as Unicron's eye, to locate the artifact, ordering [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]] to have the Maximals retrieve it so it could be used to slay Unicron once he'd found it. Bludgeon chose that moment to announce that he and the Maximals were loyal only to Unicron, sending in his forces to retrieve the device only so it would pose no threat to their new master. As the Maximals neared [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]], the Titan simply space bridged away, taking the Talisman with him. The Talisman was then entrusted to [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Thundercracker]] as the Seekers shuttled Optimus Prime and Arcee to Unicron so they could destroy the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink\|Assembly (Unicron)\|Assembly}} As the combined heroes distracted the planet-eater from noticing the incursion, [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Skywarp]] was wounded, and without his natural teleportation powers [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] was forced to sacrifice himself to activate the Talisman on Unicron's surface, so that its corrosive energies could simply burn a path into Unicron's core. The gambit worked; the Talisman burrowed directly into Unicron's heart.

	Upon reaching the [[black hole]] inside Unicron's chest, the Talisman was swallowed up, compressed to "pure information" as it entered infraspace, its energies beginning to destroy Unicron from within. It was followed by Optimus Prime, who leapt into the black hole after it. In infraspace, the Autobot leader confronted Unicron's creator; after convincing the ancient scientist of his good intentions the ancient Antillan allowed the Talisman to destroy Unicron's physical form, collapsing into a new black hole and presumably taking the Talisman with it. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}		Upon reaching the black hole inside Unicron's chest, the Talisman was swallowed up, compressed to "pure information" as it entered infraspace, its energies beginning to destroy Unicron from within. It was followed by Optimus Prime, who leapt into the black hole after it. In infraspace, the Autobot leader confronted Unicron's creator; after convincing the ancient scientist of his good intentions the ancient Antillan allowed the Talisman to destroy Unicron's physical form, collapsing into a new black hole and presumably taking the Talisman with it. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	*''[[Optimus Prime (comic)\|Optimus Prime]]'' [[Origin Myths\|#10]] includes the Talisman as a cameo, having been in the possession of "Onyx Prime" during a distant flashback; this is an error, as it doesn't match up with what we would later learn about the artifact's origins.		*''[[Optimus Prime (comic)\|Optimus Prime]]'' [[Origin Myths\|#10]] includes the Talisman as a cameo, having been in the possession of "Onyx Prime" during a distant flashback; this is an error, as it doesn't match up with what we would later learn about the artifact's origins.

	~~==External links==~~
	*{{i\|Talisman}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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	[[File:Revolutionaries2 larissa enerchanges with talisman.jpg\|left\|thumb\|275px\|"...I ''really'' should have made a pit stop before we left."]]		[[File:Revolutionaries2 larissa enerchanges with talisman.jpg\|left\|thumb\|275px\|"...I ''really'' should have made a pit stop before we left."]]

	One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Mercy Gale\|Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "[[enerchange]]d" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}}		One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Mercy Gale\|Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Ian Noble\|Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "[[enerchange]]d" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}}

	The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}		The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}
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	Upon reaching the core's chamber however, the [[Iron Ring]] found their path barred by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scarlett]]'s team. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 5\|First Strike #5}} As reaching the core of Cybertron was now an impossibility, Kreiger decided to play his hand early; dropping his human disguise, he used his magic to activate the Talisman and tap into Cybertron's energon, harnessing it to reshape a small portion of Cybertron into the city of "[[New Prysmos]]." {{storylink\|First Strike issue 6\|First Strike #6}} Kreiger was unaware that his plan to recreate his homeworld had tied directly into "Onyx Prime's" long-term goals; by bringing the Talisman to Cybertron, he had turned the planet into a poisoned trap for Unicron. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}		Upon reaching the core's chamber however, the [[Iron Ring]] found their path barred by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scarlett]]'s team. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 5\|First Strike #5}} As reaching the core of Cybertron was now an impossibility, Kreiger decided to play his hand early; dropping his human disguise, he used his magic to activate the Talisman and tap into Cybertron's energon, harnessing it to reshape a small portion of Cybertron into the city of "[[New Prysmos]]." {{storylink\|First Strike issue 6\|First Strike #6}} Kreiger was unaware that his plan to recreate his homeworld had tied directly into "Onyx Prime's" long-term goals; by bringing the Talisman to Cybertron, he had turned the planet into a poisoned trap for Unicron. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}

	After creating the city, the Talisman embedded itself six meters into a stratum of igneous rock in a neighboring cavern. The [[Prysmosian]]s who came to inhabit the city soon realized that the Talisman was still trying to complete its mission, by gradually burrowing deeper underground with the end goal of reaching [[Vector Sigma]]. As it did so, it steadily emanated raw magical energy, which infected the soil beneath New Prysmos. When [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] sent [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Wheeljack]] and [[Breakdown (IDW)\|Breakdown]] to the city to examine the device, Breakdown lost an arm to a surge of Talisman energy, and Wheeljack quickly realized that the Talisman's unchecked progress posed an existential threat to the citizens of Cybertron. {{storylink\|Schismatic}} {{storylink\|Cybertron No More}}		After creating the city, the Talisman embedded itself six meters into a stratum of igneous rock in a neighboring cavern. The [[Prysmosian]]s who came to inhabit the city soon realized that the Talisman was still trying to complete its mission, by gradually burrowing deeper underground with the end goal of reaching [[Vector Sigma]]. As it did so, it steadily emanated raw magical energy, which infected the soil beneath New Prysmos. When [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] sent [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Wheeljack]] and [[Breakdown (IDW)\|Breakdown]] to the city to examine the device, Breakdown lost an arm to a surge of Talisman energy, and Wheeljack quickly realized that the Talisman's unchecked progress posed an existential threat to the citizens of Cybertron. {{storylink\|Schismatic}} {{storylink\|Cybertron No More}}

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	~~:''The Talisman is an object from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''~~
	[[File:Revolutionaries3 talisman.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Made in Equestria as well, no doubt]]		[[File:Revolutionaries3 talisman.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Made in Equestria as well, no doubt]]

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	One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "[[enerchange]]d" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}}		One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Mercy Gale\|Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "[[enerchange]]d" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}}

	The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}		The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}

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	On the day of Earth's induction into the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]], his alliance of villains invaded Cybertron. With the aid of their newest member, Microspacian [[Shazraella]], they intended to enerchange the Talisman with the core of Cybertron, thereby poisoning all [[energon]] on the planet. After Shazraella had enerchanged with and taken over [[Antagony (BW)\|Antagony]]'s body, she strapped the Talisman to her back and led the trek underground to Cybertron's core. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 2\|First Strike #2}} Concurrently, Kreiger set the bounty hunter ~~{{i\|~~Colditz}} to lure Centurion away from Iacon, {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dawn}} to prevent him from using his connection to the Talisman to thwart Kreiger's scheme by forcing the Revolutionaries to kill their friend. Once in the wilderness of Cybertron, Kreiger remotely triggered the Talisman energy within Centurion. The heroes managed to talk Centurion into controlling the energies, but at the cost of leaving him in [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dusk}}		On the day of Earth's induction into the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]], his alliance of villains invaded Cybertron. With the aid of their newest member, Microspacian [[Shazraella]], they intended to enerchange the Talisman with the core of Cybertron, thereby poisoning all [[energon]] on the planet. After Shazraella had enerchanged with and taken over [[Antagony (BW)\|Antagony]]'s body, she strapped the Talisman to her back and led the trek underground to Cybertron's core. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 2\|First Strike #2}} Concurrently, Kreiger set the bounty hunter [[Colditz]] to lure Centurion away from Iacon, {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dawn}} to prevent him from using his connection to the Talisman to thwart Kreiger's scheme by forcing the Revolutionaries to kill their friend. Once in the wilderness of Cybertron, Kreiger remotely triggered the Talisman energy within Centurion. The heroes managed to talk Centurion into controlling the energies, but at the cost of leaving him in [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dusk}}

	Upon reaching the core's chamber however, the [[Iron Ring]] found their path barred by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scarlett]]'s team. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 5\|First Strike #5}} As reaching the core of Cybertron was now an impossibility, Kreiger decided to play his hand early; dropping his human disguise, he used his magic to activate the Talisman and tap into Cybertron's energon, harnessing it to reshape a small portion of Cybertron into the city of "[[New Prysmos]]." {{storylink\|First Strike issue 6\|First Strike #6}} Kreiger was unaware that his plan to recreate his homeworld had tied directly into "Onyx Prime's" long-term goals; by bringing the Talisman to Cybertron, he had turned the planet into a poisoned trap for Unicron. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}		Upon reaching the core's chamber however, the [[Iron Ring]] found their path barred by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scarlett]]'s team. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 5\|First Strike #5}} As reaching the core of Cybertron was now an impossibility, Kreiger decided to play his hand early; dropping his human disguise, he used his magic to activate the Talisman and tap into Cybertron's energon, harnessing it to reshape a small portion of Cybertron into the city of "[[New Prysmos]]." {{storylink\|First Strike issue 6\|First Strike #6}} Kreiger was unaware that his plan to recreate his homeworld had tied directly into "Onyx Prime's" long-term goals; by bringing the Talisman to Cybertron, he had turned the planet into a poisoned trap for Unicron. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}

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	One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter ~~The~~ Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "[[enerchange]]d" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter ~~The~~ Shadow}}		One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "[[enerchange]]d" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}}

	The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}		The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}

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	The team returned to the Buenos Aires Onyx tower and called in G.I. Joe to take custody of both Kreiger and the Talisman, but in concert with the Joes' arrival at the Onyx facility, Baron Ironblood launched an all-out assault to rescue Kreiger and recover the Talisman. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} In the chaos, Blackrock was stabbed by [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]], and in this near-death state, his consciousness was transported through the Talisman into the limbo of [[infraspace]]. There, he encountered Onyx Prime, who explained that the Talisman was an "inoculation" against a coming threat. Onyx was interrupted by the spectre of Mike Power, who had spent so long integrated into the device that his mind had continued to exist within its systems even after his passing. Using his connections to the Talisman and [[Metrotitan (~~Zone~~)\|Metrotitan]]'s [[space bridge\|spacebridge]], Blackrock was able to quickly reverse-engineer a cure to the Dire Wraith mutation from Storm Shadow's own human-Wraith hybrid DNA, but was unable to stop Doctor X and Storm Shadow from teleporting out with the Talisman itself via the [[M.A.S.S. Device]]. The M.A.S.S. energy caused the device to activate and send out another mutagenic energy wave. Fortunately, Mike Power's spirit had been released from the Talisman and found a new home in Centurion's body, and the new merged Centurion/Power entity shielded the humans from the pulsewave. {{storylink\|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|Ghost in the Machine}} As a result of all the Talisman energy that Power and Centurion had been exposed to over their lifetimes, the new entity considered himself the embodiment of the Talisman, being able to channel its energies and feel its movements. {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dusk}}		The team returned to the Buenos Aires Onyx tower and called in G.I. Joe to take custody of both Kreiger and the Talisman, but in concert with the Joes' arrival at the Onyx facility, Baron Ironblood launched an all-out assault to rescue Kreiger and recover the Talisman. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} In the chaos, Blackrock was stabbed by [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]], and in this near-death state, his consciousness was transported through the Talisman into the limbo of [[infraspace]]. There, he encountered Onyx Prime, who explained that the Talisman was an "inoculation" against a coming threat. Onyx was interrupted by the spectre of Mike Power, who had spent so long integrated into the device that his mind had continued to exist within its systems even after his passing. Using his connections to the Talisman and [[Metrotitan (G1)\|Metrotitan]]'s [[space bridge\|spacebridge]], Blackrock was able to quickly reverse-engineer a cure to the Dire Wraith mutation from Storm Shadow's own human-Wraith hybrid DNA, but was unable to stop Doctor X and Storm Shadow from teleporting out with the Talisman itself via the [[M.A.S.S. Device]]. The M.A.S.S. energy caused the device to activate and send out another mutagenic energy wave. Fortunately, Mike Power's spirit had been released from the Talisman and found a new home in Centurion's body, and the new merged Centurion/Power entity shielded the humans from the pulsewave. {{storylink\|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|Ghost in the Machine}} As a result of all the Talisman energy that Power and Centurion had been exposed to over their lifetimes, the new entity considered himself the embodiment of the Talisman, being able to channel its energies and feel its movements. {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dusk}}

	With the Talisman back in his hands at last, Colton put his plan into motion, taking the fight to Cybertron itself. {{storylink\|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|Ghost in the Machine}} Before departing for the metallic planet however, he questioned Kreiger on his lifelong obsession with the Talisman, who revealed he saw it as a stepping stone to galactic conquest. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part Five: One Unholy Machine\|One Unholy Machine}}		With the Talisman back in his hands at last, Colton put his plan into motion, taking the fight to Cybertron itself. {{storylink\|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|Ghost in the Machine}} Before departing for the metallic planet however, he questioned Kreiger on his lifelong obsession with the Talisman, who revealed he saw it as a stepping stone to galactic conquest. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part Five: One Unholy Machine\|One Unholy Machine}}

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	Unicron arrived over Cybertron shortly thereafter, seeking to consume the planet, and so the Transformers sought out the assistance of Leoric and the Visionaries to safely evacuate the planet. Remembering how the Talisman had brought New Prysmos to the surface of Cybertron, the Visionaries were able to activate the Talisman as Unicron began tearing the planet apart; creating a beam of light that teleported everything it touched to [[Earth]]. Cybertron perished, but the Talisman was not there to kill Unicron — it, too, had been teleported to Earth, and wound up in [[Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park]] with what remained of the Cybertronian race. {{storylink\|Road's End}}		Unicron arrived over Cybertron shortly thereafter, seeking to consume the planet, and so the Transformers sought out the assistance of Leoric and the Visionaries to safely evacuate the planet. Remembering how the Talisman had brought New Prysmos to the surface of Cybertron, the Visionaries were able to activate the Talisman as Unicron began tearing the planet apart; creating a beam of light that teleported everything it touched to [[Earth]]. Cybertron perished, but the Talisman was not there to kill Unicron — it, too, had been teleported to Earth, and wound up in [[Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park]] with what remained of the Cybertronian race. {{storylink\|Road's End}}

	Recognizing that the Talisman was on Earth, Shockwave established a remote connection to the remains of [[Nemesis (~~BWII~~)\|Nemesis]], now serving as Unicron's eye, to locate the artifact, ordering [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]] to have the Maximals retrieve it so it could be used to slay Unicron once he'd found it. Bludgeon chose that moment to announce that he and the Maximals were loyal only to Unicron, sending in his forces to retrieve the device only so it would pose no threat to their new master. As the Maximals neared [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]], the Titan simply space bridged away, taking the Talisman with him. The Talisman was then entrusted to [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Thundercracker]] as the Seekers shuttled Optimus Prime and Arcee to Unicron so they could destroy the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink\|Assembly (Unicron)\|Assembly}} As the combined heroes distracted the planet-eater from noticing the incursion, [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Skywarp]] was wounded, and without his natural teleportation powers [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] was forced to sacrifice himself to activate the Talisman on Unicron's surface, so that its corrosive energies could simply burn a path into Unicron's core. The gambit worked; the Talisman burrowed directly into Unicron's heart.		Recognizing that the Talisman was on Earth, Shockwave established a remote connection to the remains of [[Nemesis (BW)\|Nemesis]], now serving as Unicron's eye, to locate the artifact, ordering [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]] to have the Maximals retrieve it so it could be used to slay Unicron once he'd found it. Bludgeon chose that moment to announce that he and the Maximals were loyal only to Unicron, sending in his forces to retrieve the device only so it would pose no threat to their new master. As the Maximals neared [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]], the Titan simply space bridged away, taking the Talisman with him. The Talisman was then entrusted to [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Thundercracker]] as the Seekers shuttled Optimus Prime and Arcee to Unicron so they could destroy the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink\|Assembly (Unicron)\|Assembly}} As the combined heroes distracted the planet-eater from noticing the incursion, [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Skywarp]] was wounded, and without his natural teleportation powers [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] was forced to sacrifice himself to activate the Talisman on Unicron's surface, so that its corrosive energies could simply burn a path into Unicron's core. The gambit worked; the Talisman burrowed directly into Unicron's heart.

	Upon reaching the [[black hole]] inside Unicron's chest, the Talisman was swallowed up, compressed to "pure information" as it entered infraspace, its energies beginning to destroy Unicron from within. It was followed by Optimus Prime, who leapt into the black hole after it. In infraspace, the Autobot leader confronted Unicron's creator; after convincing the ancient scientist of his good intentions the ancient Antillan allowed the Talisman to destroy Unicron's physical form, collapsing into a new black hole and presumably taking the Talisman with it. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}		Upon reaching the [[black hole]] inside Unicron's chest, the Talisman was swallowed up, compressed to "pure information" as it entered infraspace, its energies beginning to destroy Unicron from within. It was followed by Optimus Prime, who leapt into the black hole after it. In infraspace, the Autobot leader confronted Unicron's creator; after convincing the ancient scientist of his good intentions the ancient Antillan allowed the Talisman to destroy Unicron's physical form, collapsing into a new black hole and presumably taking the Talisman with it. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}

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	The team returned to the Buenos Aires Onyx tower and called in G.I. Joe to take custody of both Kreiger and the Talisman, but in concert with the Joes' arrival at the Onyx facility, Baron Ironblood launched an all-out assault to rescue Kreiger and recover the Talisman. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} In the chaos, Blackrock was stabbed by [[Tempest (~~Cobra~~)\|Storm Shadow]], and in this near-death state, his consciousness was transported through the Talisman into the limbo of [[infraspace]]. There, he encountered Onyx Prime, who explained that the Talisman was an "inoculation" against a coming threat. Onyx was interrupted by the spectre of Mike Power, who had spent so long integrated into the device that his mind had continued to exist within its systems even after his passing. Using his connections to the Talisman and [[Metrotitan (Zone)\|Metrotitan]]'s [[space bridge\|spacebridge]], Blackrock was able to quickly reverse-engineer a cure to the Dire Wraith mutation from Storm Shadow's own human-Wraith hybrid DNA, but was unable to stop Doctor X and Storm Shadow from teleporting out with the Talisman itself via the [[M.A.S.S. Device]]. The M.A.S.S. energy caused the device to activate and send out another mutagenic energy wave. Fortunately, Mike Power's spirit had been released from the Talisman and found a new home in Centurion's body, and the new merged Centurion/Power entity shielded the humans from the pulsewave. {{storylink\|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|Ghost in the Machine}} As a result of all the Talisman energy that Power and Centurion had been exposed to over their lifetimes, the new entity considered himself the embodiment of the Talisman, being able to channel its energies and feel its movements. {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dusk}}		The team returned to the Buenos Aires Onyx tower and called in G.I. Joe to take custody of both Kreiger and the Talisman, but in concert with the Joes' arrival at the Onyx facility, Baron Ironblood launched an all-out assault to rescue Kreiger and recover the Talisman. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} In the chaos, Blackrock was stabbed by [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]], and in this near-death state, his consciousness was transported through the Talisman into the limbo of [[infraspace]]. There, he encountered Onyx Prime, who explained that the Talisman was an "inoculation" against a coming threat. Onyx was interrupted by the spectre of Mike Power, who had spent so long integrated into the device that his mind had continued to exist within its systems even after his passing. Using his connections to the Talisman and [[Metrotitan (Zone)\|Metrotitan]]'s [[space bridge\|spacebridge]], Blackrock was able to quickly reverse-engineer a cure to the Dire Wraith mutation from Storm Shadow's own human-Wraith hybrid DNA, but was unable to stop Doctor X and Storm Shadow from teleporting out with the Talisman itself via the [[M.A.S.S. Device]]. The M.A.S.S. energy caused the device to activate and send out another mutagenic energy wave. Fortunately, Mike Power's spirit had been released from the Talisman and found a new home in Centurion's body, and the new merged Centurion/Power entity shielded the humans from the pulsewave. {{storylink\|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|Ghost in the Machine}} As a result of all the Talisman energy that Power and Centurion had been exposed to over their lifetimes, the new entity considered himself the embodiment of the Talisman, being able to channel its energies and feel its movements. {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dusk}}

	With the Talisman back in his hands at last, Colton put his plan into motion, taking the fight to Cybertron itself. {{storylink\|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|Ghost in the Machine}} Before departing for the metallic planet however, he questioned Kreiger on his lifelong obsession with the Talisman, who revealed he saw it as a stepping stone to galactic conquest. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part Five: One Unholy Machine\|One Unholy Machine}}		With the Talisman back in his hands at last, Colton put his plan into motion, taking the fight to Cybertron itself. {{storylink\|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|Ghost in the Machine}} Before departing for the metallic planet however, he questioned Kreiger on his lifelong obsession with the Talisman, who revealed he saw it as a stepping stone to galactic conquest. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part Five: One Unholy Machine\|One Unholy Machine}}

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	One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter The Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "~~enerchanged~~" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter The Shadow}}		One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter The Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "[[enerchange]]d" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter The Shadow}}

	The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}		The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}
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	On the day of Earth's induction into the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]], his alliance of villains invaded Cybertron. With the aid of their newest member, Microspacian [[Shazraella]], they intended to "enerchange" the Talisman with the core of Cybertron, thereby poisoning all [[energon]] on the planet. After Shazraella had enerchanged with and taken over [[Antagony (BW)\|Antagony]]'s body, she strapped the Talisman to her back and led the trek underground to Cybertron's core. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 2\|First Strike #2}} Concurrently, Kreiger set the bounty hunter {{i\|Colditz}} to lure Centurion away from Iacon, {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dawn}} to prevent him from using his connection to the Talisman to thwart Kreiger's scheme by forcing the Revolutionaries to kill their friend. Once in the wilderness of Cybertron, Kreiger remotely triggered the Talisman energy within Centurion. The heroes managed to talk Centurion into controlling the energies, but at the cost of leaving him in [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dusk}}		On the day of Earth's induction into the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]], his alliance of villains invaded Cybertron. With the aid of their newest member, Microspacian [[Shazraella]], they intended to enerchange the Talisman with the core of Cybertron, thereby poisoning all [[energon]] on the planet. After Shazraella had enerchanged with and taken over [[Antagony (BW)\|Antagony]]'s body, she strapped the Talisman to her back and led the trek underground to Cybertron's core. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 2\|First Strike #2}} Concurrently, Kreiger set the bounty hunter {{i\|Colditz}} to lure Centurion away from Iacon, {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dawn}} to prevent him from using his connection to the Talisman to thwart Kreiger's scheme by forcing the Revolutionaries to kill their friend. Once in the wilderness of Cybertron, Kreiger remotely triggered the Talisman energy within Centurion. The heroes managed to talk Centurion into controlling the energies, but at the cost of leaving him in [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dusk}}

	Upon reaching the core's chamber however, the [[Iron Ring]] found their path barred by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scarlett]]'s team. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 5\|First Strike #5}} As reaching the core of Cybertron was now an impossibility, Kreiger decided to play his hand early; dropping his human disguise, he used his magic to activate the Talisman and tap into Cybertron's energon, harnessing it to reshape a small portion of Cybertron into the city of "[[New Prysmos]]." {{storylink\|First Strike issue 6\|First Strike #6}} Kreiger was unaware that his plan to recreate his homeworld had tied directly into "Onyx Prime's" long-term goals; by bringing the Talisman to Cybertron, he had turned the planet into a poisoned trap for Unicron. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}		Upon reaching the core's chamber however, the [[Iron Ring]] found their path barred by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scarlett]]'s team. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 5\|First Strike #5}} As reaching the core of Cybertron was now an impossibility, Kreiger decided to play his hand early; dropping his human disguise, he used his magic to activate the Talisman and tap into Cybertron's energon, harnessing it to reshape a small portion of Cybertron into the city of "[[New Prysmos]]." {{storylink\|First Strike issue 6\|First Strike #6}} Kreiger was unaware that his plan to recreate his homeworld had tied directly into "Onyx Prime's" long-term goals; by bringing the Talisman to Cybertron, he had turned the planet into a poisoned trap for Unicron. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}

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	The Talisman was originally created by [[Unicron's creator\|a scientist]] on the planet [[Antilla]] circa eight million years ago, in response to the invasion of the planet by [[Transformer\|Cybertronian]] forces led by [[The Fallen\|Megatronus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]]. Bereaved by the loss of his family, {{storylink\|Ceremony}} the scientist sought to create a weapon of ultimate retribution against the aliens and incorporated his creation into the heart of a doomsday device designed to end the devastating [[Antillan]]/Cybertronian war by ending ''all'' life on Antilla. {{storylink\|Our Finest}} {{storylink\|Stranger Eons}} The energies unleashed by the device did their job, and more; cascading across space and time, they collapsed Antilla's star into a [[black hole]], destroyed the planet [[Prysmos]], and corrupted its natural magicks, from which were born the twisted lifeforms known as the [[Dire Wraith]]s. Antilla itself was left a dead world of rust deserts, a dormant harbinger of death that would come to be known as "[[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]." {{storylink\|Stranger Eons}} Thanks to the Talisman, a spectre of the device's creator persisted in the incorporeal realm of [[infraspace]], his overwhelming desire for vengeance against Cybertron and its colonies allowing this phantasm to persist for many millions of years. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}		The Talisman was originally created by [[Unicron's creator\|a scientist]] on the planet [[Antilla]] circa eight million years ago, in response to the invasion of the planet by [[Transformer\|Cybertronian]] forces led by [[The Fallen\|Megatronus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]]. Bereaved by the loss of his family, {{storylink\|Ceremony}} the scientist sought to create a weapon of ultimate retribution against the aliens and incorporated his creation into the heart of a doomsday device designed to end the devastating [[Antillan]]/Cybertronian war by ending ''all'' life on Antilla. {{storylink\|Our Finest}} {{storylink\|Stranger Eons}} The energies unleashed by the device did their job, and more; cascading across space and time, they collapsed Antilla's star into a [[Black hole (phenomenon)\|black hole]], destroyed the planet [[Prysmos]], and corrupted its natural magicks, from which were born the twisted lifeforms known as the [[Dire Wraith]]s. Antilla itself was left a dead world of rust deserts, a dormant harbinger of death that would come to be known as "[[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]." {{storylink\|Stranger Eons}} Thanks to the Talisman, a spectre of the device's creator persisted in the incorporeal realm of [[infraspace]], his overwhelming desire for vengeance against Cybertron and its colonies allowing this phantasm to persist for many millions of years. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}

	Several million years later, after the conclusion of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] and the departure of the [[Prime (rank)\|Prime]]s from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Onyx Prime—in reality, an alter-ego assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]—returned to Antilla, bringing his innermost retinue of [[Maximal]]s with him. "Onyx Prime" would come to unearth the core of the device, and dubbed it the "Talisman." Aware that the Talisman's properties rendered it anathema to mechanical life-forms, Shockwave sought to exploit this fact; by awakening Unicron at the right time, he believed that he could trick the monster into devouring Cybertron, and the Talisman would then kill the planet-eater from the inside out, affording the Cybertronian race the freedom to begin anew on another world and build a permanent Cybertronian empire. To ensure the safety of the artifact, "Onyx" eventually decided that the Talisman should be taken to [[Earth]] for safe keeping, ensuring that the planet would become the seat of his new Cybertronian hegemony. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}		Several million years later, after the conclusion of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] and the departure of the [[Prime (rank)\|Prime]]s from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], Onyx Prime—in reality, an alter-ego assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]]—returned to Antilla, bringing his innermost retinue of [[Maximal]]s with him. "Onyx Prime" would come to unearth the core of the device, and dubbed it the "Talisman." Aware that the Talisman's properties rendered it anathema to mechanical life-forms, Shockwave sought to exploit this fact; by awakening Unicron at the right time, he believed that he could trick the monster into devouring Cybertron, and the Talisman would then kill the planet-eater from the inside out, affording the Cybertronian race the freedom to begin anew on another world and build a permanent Cybertronian empire. To ensure the safety of the artifact, "Onyx" eventually decided that the Talisman should be taken to [[Earth]] for safe keeping, ensuring that the planet would become the seat of his new Cybertronian hegemony. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}
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	Recognizing that the Talisman was on Earth, Shockwave established a remote connection to the remains of [[Nemesis (BW)\|Nemesis]], now serving as Unicron's eye, to locate the artifact, ordering [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]] to have the Maximals retrieve it so it could be used to slay Unicron once he'd found it. Bludgeon chose that moment to announce that he and the Maximals were loyal only to Unicron, sending in his forces to retrieve the device only so it would pose no threat to their new master. As the Maximals neared [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]], the Titan simply space bridged away, taking the Talisman with him. The Talisman was then entrusted to [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Thundercracker]] as the Seekers shuttled Optimus Prime and Arcee to Unicron so they could destroy the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink\|Assembly (Unicron)\|Assembly}} As the combined heroes distracted the planet-eater from noticing the incursion, [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Skywarp]] was wounded, and without his natural teleportation powers [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] was forced to sacrifice himself to activate the Talisman on Unicron's surface, so that its corrosive energies could simply burn a path into Unicron's core. The gambit worked; the Talisman burrowed directly into Unicron's heart.		Recognizing that the Talisman was on Earth, Shockwave established a remote connection to the remains of [[Nemesis (BW)\|Nemesis]], now serving as Unicron's eye, to locate the artifact, ordering [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]] to have the Maximals retrieve it so it could be used to slay Unicron once he'd found it. Bludgeon chose that moment to announce that he and the Maximals were loyal only to Unicron, sending in his forces to retrieve the device only so it would pose no threat to their new master. As the Maximals neared [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]], the Titan simply space bridged away, taking the Talisman with him. The Talisman was then entrusted to [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Thundercracker]] as the Seekers shuttled Optimus Prime and Arcee to Unicron so they could destroy the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink\|Assembly (Unicron)\|Assembly}} As the combined heroes distracted the planet-eater from noticing the incursion, [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Skywarp]] was wounded, and without his natural teleportation powers [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]] was forced to sacrifice himself to activate the Talisman on Unicron's surface, so that its corrosive energies could simply burn a path into Unicron's core. The gambit worked; the Talisman burrowed directly into Unicron's heart.

	Upon reaching the [[black hole]] inside Unicron's chest, the Talisman was swallowed up, compressed to "pure information" as it entered infraspace, its energies beginning to destroy Unicron from within. It was followed by Optimus Prime, who leapt into the black hole after it. In infraspace, the Autobot leader confronted Unicron's creator; after convincing the ancient scientist of his good intentions the ancient Antillan allowed the Talisman to destroy Unicron's physical form, collapsing into a new black hole and presumably taking the Talisman with it. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}		Upon reaching the black hole inside Unicron's chest, the Talisman was swallowed up, compressed to "pure information" as it entered infraspace, its energies beginning to destroy Unicron from within. It was followed by Optimus Prime, who leapt into the black hole after it. In infraspace, the Autobot leader confronted Unicron's creator; after convincing the ancient scientist of his good intentions the ancient Antillan allowed the Talisman to destroy Unicron's physical form, collapsing into a new black hole and presumably taking the Talisman with it. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Mercy Gale\|Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "[[enerchange]]d" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}}		One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Mercy Gale\|Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Ian Noble\|Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "[[enerchange]]d" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}}

	The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}		The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}
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	Upon reaching the core's chamber however, the [[Iron Ring]] found their path barred by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scarlett]]'s team. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 5\|First Strike #5}} As reaching the core of Cybertron was now an impossibility, Kreiger decided to play his hand early; dropping his human disguise, he used his magic to activate the Talisman and tap into Cybertron's energon, harnessing it to reshape a small portion of Cybertron into the city of "[[New Prysmos]]." {{storylink\|First Strike issue 6\|First Strike #6}} Kreiger was unaware that his plan to recreate his homeworld had tied directly into "Onyx Prime's" long-term goals; by bringing the Talisman to Cybertron, he had turned the planet into a poisoned trap for Unicron. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}		Upon reaching the core's chamber however, the [[Iron Ring]] found their path barred by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scarlett]]'s team. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 5\|First Strike #5}} As reaching the core of Cybertron was now an impossibility, Kreiger decided to play his hand early; dropping his human disguise, he used his magic to activate the Talisman and tap into Cybertron's energon, harnessing it to reshape a small portion of Cybertron into the city of "[[New Prysmos]]." {{storylink\|First Strike issue 6\|First Strike #6}} Kreiger was unaware that his plan to recreate his homeworld had tied directly into "Onyx Prime's" long-term goals; by bringing the Talisman to Cybertron, he had turned the planet into a poisoned trap for Unicron. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}

	After creating the city, the Talisman embedded itself six meters into a stratum of igneous rock in a neighboring cavern. The [[Prysmosian]]s who came to inhabit the city soon realized that the Talisman was still trying to complete its mission, by gradually burrowing deeper underground with the end goal of reaching [[Vector Sigma]]. As it did so, it steadily emanated raw magical energy, which infected the soil beneath New Prysmos. When [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] sent [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Wheeljack]] and [[Breakdown (IDW)\|Breakdown]] to the city to examine the device, Breakdown lost an arm to a surge of Talisman energy, and Wheeljack quickly realized that the Talisman's unchecked progress posed an existential threat to the citizens of Cybertron. {{storylink\|Schismatic}} {{storylink\|Cybertron No More}}		After creating the city, the Talisman embedded itself six meters into a stratum of igneous rock in a neighboring cavern. The [[Prysmosian]]s who came to inhabit the city soon realized that the Talisman was still trying to complete its mission, by gradually burrowing deeper underground with the end goal of reaching [[Vector Sigma]]. As it did so, it steadily emanated raw magical energy, which infected the soil beneath New Prysmos. When [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] sent [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Wheeljack]] and [[Breakdown (IDW)\|Breakdown]] to the city to examine the device, Breakdown lost an arm to a surge of Talisman energy, and Wheeljack quickly realized that the Talisman's unchecked progress posed an existential threat to the citizens of Cybertron. {{storylink\|Schismatic}} {{storylink\|Cybertron No More}}

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	~~:''The Talisman is an object from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''~~
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	One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "[[enerchange]]d" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}}		One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Mercy Gale\|Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "[[enerchange]]d" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}}

	The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}		The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}

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	On the day of Earth's induction into the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]], his alliance of villains invaded Cybertron. With the aid of their newest member, Microspacian [[Shazraella]], they intended to enerchange the Talisman with the core of Cybertron, thereby poisoning all [[energon]] on the planet. After Shazraella had enerchanged with and taken over [[Antagony (BW)\|Antagony]]'s body, she strapped the Talisman to her back and led the trek underground to Cybertron's core. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 2\|First Strike #2}} Concurrently, Kreiger set the bounty hunter ~~{{i\|~~Colditz}} to lure Centurion away from Iacon, {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dawn}} to prevent him from using his connection to the Talisman to thwart Kreiger's scheme by forcing the Revolutionaries to kill their friend. Once in the wilderness of Cybertron, Kreiger remotely triggered the Talisman energy within Centurion. The heroes managed to talk Centurion into controlling the energies, but at the cost of leaving him in [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dusk}}		On the day of Earth's induction into the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]], his alliance of villains invaded Cybertron. With the aid of their newest member, Microspacian [[Shazraella]], they intended to enerchange the Talisman with the core of Cybertron, thereby poisoning all [[energon]] on the planet. After Shazraella had enerchanged with and taken over [[Antagony (BW)\|Antagony]]'s body, she strapped the Talisman to her back and led the trek underground to Cybertron's core. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 2\|First Strike #2}} Concurrently, Kreiger set the bounty hunter [[Colditz]] to lure Centurion away from Iacon, {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dawn}} to prevent him from using his connection to the Talisman to thwart Kreiger's scheme by forcing the Revolutionaries to kill their friend. Once in the wilderness of Cybertron, Kreiger remotely triggered the Talisman energy within Centurion. The heroes managed to talk Centurion into controlling the energies, but at the cost of leaving him in [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink\|Unification Day: Dusk}}

	Upon reaching the core's chamber however, the [[Iron Ring]] found their path barred by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scarlett]]'s team. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 5\|First Strike #5}} As reaching the core of Cybertron was now an impossibility, Kreiger decided to play his hand early; dropping his human disguise, he used his magic to activate the Talisman and tap into Cybertron's energon, harnessing it to reshape a small portion of Cybertron into the city of "[[New Prysmos]]." {{storylink\|First Strike issue 6\|First Strike #6}} Kreiger was unaware that his plan to recreate his homeworld had tied directly into "Onyx Prime's" long-term goals; by bringing the Talisman to Cybertron, he had turned the planet into a poisoned trap for Unicron. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}		Upon reaching the core's chamber however, the [[Iron Ring]] found their path barred by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scarlett]]'s team. {{storylink\|First Strike issue 5\|First Strike #5}} As reaching the core of Cybertron was now an impossibility, Kreiger decided to play his hand early; dropping his human disguise, he used his magic to activate the Talisman and tap into Cybertron's energon, harnessing it to reshape a small portion of Cybertron into the city of "[[New Prysmos]]." {{storylink\|First Strike issue 6\|First Strike #6}} Kreiger was unaware that his plan to recreate his homeworld had tied directly into "Onyx Prime's" long-term goals; by bringing the Talisman to Cybertron, he had turned the planet into a poisoned trap for Unicron. {{storylink\|Our Finest}}

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	[[File:Revolutionaries2 larissa enerchanges with talisman.jpg\|left\|thumb\|275px\|"...I ''really'' should have made a pit stop before we left."]]		[[File:Revolutionaries2 larissa enerchanges with talisman.jpg\|left\|thumb\|275px\|"...I ''really'' should have made a pit stop before we left."]]

	One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter ~~The~~ Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "[[enerchange]]d" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter ~~The~~ Shadow}}		One of Colton's first recruits was European super-criminal [[Doctor X]] and her [[Red Shadows]] ninja, who Colton enticed to his side by using the Talisman to enhance their bodies, granting them bio-morphic, cybernetic abilities not unlike Dire Wraiths. {{storylink\|The Origins of Evil, Part One: Redcliffe Club\|Redcliffe Club}} {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}} Additionally, Doctor X used her contacts within the British intelligence apparatus to have the Talisman relocated to safety of a subterranean SIS bunker beneath [[Verenya]], capital city of the small Eastern European nation of [[Schleteva]]. {{storylink\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2\|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} There, it was discovered by [[G.B. Blackrock\|Garrison Blackrock]] while he was searching for clues about his Cybertronian heritage. His carelessness in tampering with the device resulted in it releasing a series of energy pulses that mutated the city's population into [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids, attracting the attention of [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], [[Rom]], and [[Action Man]]. This group of heroes wound up in battle with the mercenary [[Oktober Guard]], who had been sent in by Colton's villainous cabal to recover the Talisman. The Guard succeeded, teleporting the Talisman to the villains' moonbase, {{storylink\|Crisis Intervention}} but the heroes followed, now joined by the [[Micronaut]]s of [[Microspace]], whose connection to the Talisman Blackrock hoped could turn the situation in their favor. One of the Micronauts, [[Larissa]], managed to find a small cockpit on the Talisman and "[[enerchange]]d" with it, reconfiguring it into a flying form that she used to get it to safety before the villains' base blew up. {{storylink\|Enter the Shadow}}

	The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}		The Talisman was taken to Blackrock's [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]], where it was studied in the hope a cure for the Wraith mutation could be found. {{storylink\|When Eagles Scream}} This did not stop the villains in their plans; Kreiger still had his facsimile Talismans {{storylink\|The Iron Klaw}} and Mike Power, whom he used to reanimate the bodies of Domitius Major and "[[Maximal Shockwave\|Shockwave]]" just as the Talisman had done in the past. Action Man however managed to convince Atomic Man to stand down which deactivated the corpses, and allowed the Revolutionaries to capture Kreiger. {{storylink\|Power and Glory}}