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AzimuthAcolyte: Alpha Trion (G1) -> Alpha Trion update

2025-05-25T05:08:00Z

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	[[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jetfire]] is also studying the Onyx code aboard the ''[[Ark-7]]'', and has deduced that ''all'' copies of the code are linked via a quantum signal, the collective code altering itself in response to changes to other copies. Using [[D.0.C.]] to track the signal, Jetfire—accompanied by [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jazz]] and [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Kup]] aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)\|Sky Lynx]], with [[Cosmos (G1)\|Cosmos]] observing from orbit—follows it to its source on the [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] island of [[Bouvetoya]]. Their atmospheric approach is detected by the [[Decepticon]]s in the ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Nemesis]]'', but [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Galvatron]] decides against alerting their EDC allies—because, as the Autobots soon discover, the humans are well aware of their arrival, and have defenses of their own in place.		[[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jetfire]] is also studying the Onyx code aboard the ''[[Ark-7]]'', and has deduced that ''all'' copies of the code are linked via a quantum signal, the collective code altering itself in response to changes to other copies. Using [[D.0.C.]] to track the signal, Jetfire—accompanied by [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jazz]] and [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Kup]] aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)\|Sky Lynx]], with [[Cosmos (G1)\|Cosmos]] observing from orbit—follows it to its source on the [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] island of [[Bouvetoya]]. Their atmospheric approach is detected by the [[Decepticon]]s in the ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Nemesis]]'', but [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Galvatron]] decides against alerting their EDC allies—because, as the Autobots soon discover, the humans are well aware of their arrival, and have defenses of their own in place.

	Kup's complaints about the freezing weather fade to nothing when compared to the four gigantic [[Thrust (G1)\|Thrust]]/[[Ramjet (G1)\|Ramjet]] clone-combiners they find guarding the station at the signal's source location! Created by Blackrock using the knowledge he gained from the [[Enigma of Combination]], the colossal monstrosities pound Jetfire and Kup until they are offline, and rip Jazz's arm off—even Sky Lynx's firepower fails to stop them, and when he tries to flee, they even prove able to ''transform'' and pursue him! [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] instructs Sky Lynx to lead the combiners to the ''Ark-7'', where she has [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Sideswipe]] unleash the full might of the ship's armament against them. Unfortunately, disaster strikes: through the Onyx source code running aboard the ''Ark-7'', Blackrock has gained control of the ship's systems and activates its deflector shields! Every missile and blast unleashed by the ''Ark-7'' explodes against the inside of its own shields, shredding the ship, while Sky Lynx's momentum causes him to crash into the shield from the outside, knocking himself offline. Trapped inside the ship, inside a shield that will not even allow communications signals to pass through, Arcee tries to take stock of the situation while [[~~Alpha Trion (G1)\|~~Alpha Trion]] deduces what is going on: the Onyx code... the code written in ancient Cybertronian, the code that is inextricably linked across all space... is the very source code of the Enigma of Combination itself!		Kup's complaints about the freezing weather fade to nothing when compared to the four gigantic [[Thrust (G1)\|Thrust]]/[[Ramjet (G1)\|Ramjet]] clone-combiners they find guarding the station at the signal's source location! Created by Blackrock using the knowledge he gained from the [[Enigma of Combination]], the colossal monstrosities pound Jetfire and Kup until they are offline, and rip Jazz's arm off—even Sky Lynx's firepower fails to stop them, and when he tries to flee, they even prove able to ''transform'' and pursue him! [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Arcee]] instructs Sky Lynx to lead the combiners to the ''Ark-7'', where she has [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Sideswipe]] unleash the full might of the ship's armament against them. Unfortunately, disaster strikes: through the Onyx source code running aboard the ''Ark-7'', Blackrock has gained control of the ship's systems and activates its deflector shields! Every missile and blast unleashed by the ''Ark-7'' explodes against the inside of its own shields, shredding the ship, while Sky Lynx's momentum causes him to crash into the shield from the outside, knocking himself offline. Trapped inside the ship, inside a shield that will not even allow communications signals to pass through, Arcee tries to take stock of the situation while [[Alpha Trion]] deduces what is going on: the Onyx code... the code written in ancient Cybertronian, the code that is inextricably linked across all space... is the very source code of the Enigma of Combination itself!

	Back on Earth, Blackrock explains that the worldwide inter-linked Onyx network gives him direct, personal access to literally every piece of information on every device running the system. But it's not just simple data—the knowledge gives the Blackrock an understanding of the people ''behind'' the data, letting him digitally "see" into their hearts and minds. Blackrock is able to peer into the soul of anybody... but when he turns that insight on himself, he sees nothing. And this, he explains, is at the core of what he wants Spike to do for him. Spike Witwicky's task, from within his prison cell, is to find out why Garrison Blackrock has no soul.		Back on Earth, Blackrock explains that the worldwide inter-linked Onyx network gives him direct, personal access to literally every piece of information on every device running the system. But it's not just simple data—the knowledge gives the Blackrock an understanding of the people ''behind'' the data, letting him digitally "see" into their hearts and minds. Blackrock is able to peer into the soul of anybody... but when he turns that insight on himself, he sees nothing. And this, he explains, is at the core of what he wants Spike to do for him. Spike Witwicky's task, from within his prison cell, is to find out why Garrison Blackrock has no soul.
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	* [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jazz]] (18)		* [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jazz]] (18)
	* [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Sideswipe]] (20)		* [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Sideswipe]] (20)
	* [[~~Alpha Trion (G1)\|~~Alpha Trion]] (21)		* [[Alpha Trion]] (21)

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Nu-Priest: /* Real-world references */ this aged well

2020-12-28T00:44:36Z

Real-world references: this aged well

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	===Real-world references===		===Real-world references===
	*This issue continues the theme for his arc, with a story title taken from a {{w\|The Nothing Man\|Jim Thompson novel}}.		*This issue continues the theme for his arc, with a story title taken from a {{w\|The Nothing Man\|Jim Thompson novel}}.
			*When Jetfire and D.0.C. first show up in their new stealth decos, D.0.C. makes the noise "''FLEEK''", probably in reference to the briefly-popular slang term meaning "attractive or stylish".
	*"We're gonna need bigger guns", Jazz laments upon seeing the combiners, probably a riff on the famous "bigger boat" quote from ''{{w\|Jaws}}''.		*"We're gonna need bigger guns", Jazz laments upon seeing the combiners, probably a riff on the famous "bigger boat" quote from ''{{w\|Jaws}}''.

Yaxuo: /* top */fixing link, replaced: IDW timeline → 2005 IDW timeline

2020-06-26T00:26:03Z

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	* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10\|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10]]''''' <small>([[January 1]], [[2020]]) ISBN 1684055849 / ISBN 978-1684055845</small>		* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10\|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10]]''''' <small>([[January 1]], [[2020]]) ISBN 1684055849 / ISBN 978-1684055845</small>
	:* Contains ''The Transformers'' vol. 2 issues #44 to #45, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' issues [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots\|#45]] to [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)\|#49]], [[The Transformers: Windblade\|''Windblade'' vol. 2]] issues [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6\|#6]] to [[The Will of the Few\|#7]], the ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers\|Sins of the Wreckers]]'' miniseries, ~~and~~ the ~~one-shots for~~ ''[[An Uneventful Night\|Combiner Hunters]]'' and ''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]''.		:* Contains ''The Transformers'' vol. 2 issues #44 to #45, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' issues [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots\|#45]] to [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)\|#49]], [[The Transformers: Windblade\|''Windblade'' vol. 2]] issues [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6\|#6]] to [[The Will of the Few\|#7]], the ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers\|Sins of the Wreckers]]'' miniseries, the ''[[An Uneventful Night\|Combiner Hunters]]'' one-shot and "[[Choose Me]]" and "[[The Thirteenth Day of Christmas]]" from ''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]''.

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	:* Bonus content includes a cover gallery and a sketch gallery by [[Andrew Griffith]].		:* Bonus content includes a cover gallery and a sketch gallery by [[Andrew Griffith]].

	* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10\|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10]]''''' <small>([[~~December 4~~]], ~~2019 ''SCHEDULED''~~) ISBN 1684055849 / ISBN 978-1684055845</small>		* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10\|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10]]''''' <small>([[January 1]], [[2020]]) ISBN 1684055849 / ISBN 978-1684055845</small>
	:* Contains ''The Transformers'' vol. 2 issues #44 to #45, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' issues [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots\|#45]] to [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)\|#49]], [[The Transformers: Windblade\|''Windblade'' vol. 2]] issues [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6\|#6]] to [[The Will of the Few\|#7]], the ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers\|Sins of the Wreckers]]'' miniseries, and the one-shots for ''[[An Uneventful Night\|Combiner Hunters]]'' and ''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]''.		:* Contains ''The Transformers'' vol. 2 issues #44 to #45, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' issues [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots\|#45]] to [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)\|#49]], [[The Transformers: Windblade\|''Windblade'' vol. 2]] issues [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6\|#6]] to [[The Will of the Few\|#7]], the ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers\|Sins of the Wreckers]]'' miniseries, and the one-shots for ''[[An Uneventful Night\|Combiner Hunters]]'' and ''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]''.

MistaTee: /* Reprints */ hachette vol 67

2019-07-26T21:49:03Z

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	:*Contains issues #42 to #45.		:*Contains issues #42 to #45.
	:*Bonus material: cover gallery.		:*Bonus material: cover gallery.

			* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 67: ''Conquerors''''' <small>([[July 24]], [[2019]])</small>
			:* Contains ''The Transformers'' vol. 2 issues #43 to #49 and the [[An Uneventful Night\|''Combiner Hunters'' one-shot]].
			:* Bonus content includes a cover gallery and a sketch gallery by [[Andrew Griffith]].

	* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10\|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10]]''''' <small>([[December 4]], 2019 ''SCHEDULED'') ISBN 1684055849 / ISBN 978-1684055845</small>		* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10\|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10]]''''' <small>([[December 4]], 2019 ''SCHEDULED'') ISBN 1684055849 / ISBN 978-1684055845</small>
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	File:RID vol8.jpg\|'''''The Transformers Volume 8'''''; cover art by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]		File:RID vol8.jpg\|'''''The Transformers Volume 8'''''; cover art by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
			File:DefinitiveG1Collection v67.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Vol. 67: Conquerors'' HC'''; cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Andrew Griffith]]
	File:IDWCollectionP2V10.jpg\|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10'''''; cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]]		File:IDWCollectionP2V10.jpg\|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10'''''; cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]]
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	* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10\|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10]]''''' <small>([[December 4]], 2019 ''SCHEDULED'') ISBN 1684055849 / ISBN 978-1684055845</small>		* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10\|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10]]''''' <small>([[December 4]], 2019 ''SCHEDULED'') ISBN 1684055849 / ISBN 978-1684055845</small>
	:* Contains ''The Transformers'' vol. 2 issues #44 to #45, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' issues [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots\|#45]] to [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)\|#49]], ''Windblade'' vol. 2 issues [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6\|#6]] to [[The Will of the Few\|#7]], the ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers\|Sins of the Wreckers]]'' miniseries, and the one-shots for ''[[An Uneventful Night\|Combiner Hunters]]'' and ''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]''.		:* Contains ''The Transformers'' vol. 2 issues #44 to #45, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' issues [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots\|#45]] to [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)\|#49]], [[The Transformers: Windblade\|''Windblade'' vol. 2]] issues [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6\|#6]] to [[The Will of the Few\|#7]], the ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers\|Sins of the Wreckers]]'' miniseries, and the one-shots for ''[[An Uneventful Night\|Combiner Hunters]]'' and ''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]''.

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2019-07-26T14:44:54Z

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	:*Bonus material: cover gallery.		:*Bonus material: cover gallery.

	'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10''''' <small>(~~December,~~ [[~~2019~~]] ''~~'Scheduled*'~~'') ISBN 1684055849 / ISBN 978-1684055845</small>		* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10\|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10]]''''' <small>([[December 4]], 2019 ''SCHEDULED'') ISBN 1684055849 / ISBN 978-1684055845</small>
	:*Contains issues #44 to #45, ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #45 to #49, ~~and~~ ''Windblade'' vol. 2 issues #6 to #7		:* Contains ''The Transformers'' vol. 2 issues #44 to #45, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' issues [[Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots\|#45]] to [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)\|#49]], ''Windblade'' vol. 2 issues [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6\|#6]] to [[The Will of the Few\|#7]], the ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers\|Sins of the Wreckers]]'' miniseries, and the one-shots for ''[[An Uneventful Night\|Combiner Hunters]]'' and ''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]''.

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