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	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	"Now then ~~your~~ '''Sparkeater cult.''' It's—''(sigh)''—it's '''spectacularly''' at odds with Decepticon doctrine. Surely you '''know''' this. Surely this doesn't come as a '''surprise''' to you. Even someone with the most '''rudimentary''' grasp of Megatron's teaching must realize that a '''Decepticon utopia''' cannot accommodate '''any''' form of religion."<br>		"Now then. Your '''Sparkeater cult.''' It's—''(sigh)''—it's '''spectacularly''' at odds with Decepticon doctrine. Surely you '''know''' this. Surely this doesn't come as a '''surprise''' to you. Even someone with the most '''rudimentary''' grasp of Megatron's teaching must realize that a '''Decepticon utopia''' cannot accommodate '''any''' form of religion."<br>
	"W-why?"<br>		"W-why?"<br>
	"Why? Because religion is a form of '''control'''. It offers succor in return for docility and bestows power unto an authority '''other''' than Megatron. So when a Decepticon starts a '''new''' religion, it's... well... you say it's an attempt at finding peace of mind. I say it's an '''attempted coup.'''"		"Why? Because religion is a form of '''control'''. It offers succor in return for docility and bestows power unto an authority '''other''' than Megatron. So when a Decepticon starts a '''new''' religion, it's... well... you say it's an attempt at finding peace of mind. I say it's an '''attempted coup.'''"

Some Dweeb at 16:39, 2 November 2025

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	* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbEJW99_kZA The S.A.S. and the Glam that Goes with It]" by {{w\|Earl Brutus}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=MTMTE #39 The DJD Issue Song 2: The S.A.S. And The Glam That Goes With It by Earl Brutus https://t.co/EEPMrrI9oL You are your own reaction\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/577937853692452865\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=03\|day=17\|(defunct=)}}</ref>		* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbEJW99_kZA The S.A.S. and the Glam that Goes with It]" by {{w\|Earl Brutus}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=MTMTE #39 The DJD Issue Song 2: The S.A.S. And The Glam That Goes With It by Earl Brutus https://t.co/EEPMrrI9oL You are your own reaction\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/577937853692452865\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=03\|day=17\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2K7D-uMH2g I Giorni]" by {{w\|Ludovico Einaudi}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=MTMTE #39: The DJD Issue, Third and final song is 'I Giorni' by Ludovico Einaudi, https://t.co/Sw3N9NWYv5, Dialogue to follow in due course...\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/577939337368698880\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=03\|day=17\|(defunct=)}}</ref>		* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2K7D-uMH2g I Giorni]" by {{w\|Ludovico Einaudi}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=MTMTE #39: The DJD Issue, Third and final song is 'I Giorni' by Ludovico Einaudi, https://t.co/Sw3N9NWYv5, Dialogue to follow in due course...\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/577939337368698880\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=03\|day=17\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

			===Foreign Localization===
			'''Swedish:'''
			* ''Title:'' "'''Den permanenta revolutionen'''" ("The Permanent Revolution")
			** The spellings of parts 1 and 3 have been localized to the Swedish transliterations "Trojka" and "Perestrojka".

	===Covers (3)===		===Covers (3)===
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	** Bonus material includes a cover gallery and a forward by [[Simon Furman]].		** Bonus material includes a cover gallery and a forward by [[Simon Furman]].
	** Hardcover format.		** Hardcover format.

			* '''''Transformers: Några av mina bästa vänner är Autoboter''''' <small>([[November]], [[2025]])</small>
			** Collects ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #39 & #41-46, ''Drift: Empire of Stone'' issues #1-4 and the ''Revolution'' one-shot.
			** Swedish reprint. Hardcover format.

	<gallery>		<gallery>
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	File:IDWCollectionP2V8.jpg\|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Tom B. Long]]		File:IDWCollectionP2V8.jpg\|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Tom B. Long]]
	File:DefinitiveG1Collection v63.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 63: Elegant Chaos''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Trailbreaker) and Alex Milne (retro)		File:DefinitiveG1Collection v63.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 63: Elegant Chaos''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Trailbreaker) and Alex Milne (retro)
			File:MTMTE_SWE_05.jpg\|'''''Några av mina bästa vänner är Autoboter''''' – cover art by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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Cyberlink420 at 14:49, 22 August 2023

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	===Soundtrack===		===Soundtrack===
	* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNFi-nOZlAI The Village Green Preservation Society]" by {{w\|Kate Rusby}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/577935940968165376 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>		* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNFi-nOZlAI The Village Green Preservation Society]" by {{w\|Kate Rusby}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=MTMTE #39: The DJD Issue, Song 1, a Kinks cover by Kate Rusby, is the new DJD theme. Angry words, sweetly sung: https://t.co/Mi6L4snNlx\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/577935940968165376\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=03\|day=17\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbEJW99_kZA The S.A.S. and the Glam that Goes with It]" by {{w\|Earl Brutus}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/577937853692452865 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>		* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbEJW99_kZA The S.A.S. and the Glam that Goes with It]" by {{w\|Earl Brutus}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=MTMTE #39 The DJD Issue Song 2: The S.A.S. And The Glam That Goes With It by Earl Brutus https://t.co/EEPMrrI9oL You are your own reaction\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/577937853692452865\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=03\|day=17\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2K7D-uMH2g I Giorni]" by {{w\|Ludovico Einaudi}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/577939337368698880 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>		* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2K7D-uMH2g I Giorni]" by {{w\|Ludovico Einaudi}}<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=MTMTE #39: The DJD Issue, Third and final song is 'I Giorni' by Ludovico Einaudi, https://t.co/Sw3N9NWYv5, Dialogue to follow in due course...\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/577939337368698880\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=03\|day=17\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

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

Usfmm at 06:13, 22 May 2023

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	** Trade paperback format.		** Trade paperback format.

	* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8]]''''' <small>([[December 19]], [[2018]]) ISBN 1684053722 / ISBN 978-1684053728</small>		* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8]]''''' <small>([[December 5]], [[2018]]) ISBN 1684053722 / ISBN 978-1684053728</small>
	** Collects ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #35–38 & #39–40, [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise\|''The Transformers'' (2012)]] issues [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches\|#35]]–[[The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati\|38]], ''[[The Transformers: Punishment\|Punishment]]'' issues [[City of Steel (issue)\|#1]]–[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)\|5]], and ''[[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone\|Drift - Empire of Stone]]'' issues [[Drift - Empire of Stone issue 1\|#1]]–[[Drift - Empire of Stone issue 4\|4]].		** Collects ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #35–38 & #39–40, [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise\|''The Transformers'' (2012)]] issues [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches\|#35]]–[[The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati\|38]], ''[[The Transformers: Punishment\|Punishment]]'' issues [[City of Steel (issue)\|#1]]–[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)\|5]], and ''[[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone\|Drift - Empire of Stone]]'' issues [[Drift - Empire of Stone issue 1\|#1]]–[[Drift - Empire of Stone issue 4\|4]].
	** Hardcover format.		** Hardcover format.

Usfmm at 01:29, 12 May 2023

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	File:MTMTE vol8.jpg\|'''''More Than Meets the Eye Volume 8''''' – cover art by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]		File:MTMTE vol8.jpg\|'''''More Than Meets the Eye Volume 8''''' – cover art by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
	File:IDWCollectionP2V8.jpg\|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Tom B. Long]]		File:IDWCollectionP2V8.jpg\|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Tom B. Long]]
	File:DefinitiveG1Collection v63.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 63: Elegant Chaos''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Trailbreaker) and Alex Milne (retro)</gallery>		File:DefinitiveG1Collection v63.jpg\|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 63: Elegant Chaos''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Trailbreaker) and Alex Milne (retro)
			</gallery>

	==References==		==References==

Usfmm at 01:19, 12 May 2023

2023-05-12T01:19:54Z

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Saix: clean up, replaced: (DJD) → (G1) (10), typos fixed: Council → council

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clean up, replaced: (DJD) → (G1) (10), typos fixed: Council → council

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	===(1) Troika===		===(1) Troika===
	[[File:MTMTE39 Nickel.jpg\|thumb\|left]]		[[File:MTMTE39 Nickel.jpg\|thumb\|left]]
	Times have been tough for the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. Eighteen months ago, when deep cover Decepticon agent [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] alerted them to [[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]]'s imprisonment on the ''[[Lost Light]]'', they had initially agreed not to kill anyone else on the ship, only to lose control and go back on their deal when they discovered [[Drift (G1)\|Drift]] was on board. After slaughtering the entire crew, they went on their way, until a month ago, when their newest member—diminutive female medic [[Nickel]]—insisted that they return to salvage the vessel's [[quantum generator]]s. Upon returning to the wreckage, floating above [[Ofsted XVII]], the DJD found themselves in the middle of a battle between the [[Galactic Council]] and the [[Black Block Consortia]], who proceeded to join forces against them. [[Kaon (~~DJD~~)\|Kaon]] and [[Vos (~~DJD~~)\|Vos]] took the fight to the planet's surface, but [[Tarn (~~DJD~~)\|Tarn]] was forced to abandon them when enemy reinforcements arrived.		Times have been tough for the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. Eighteen months ago, when deep cover Decepticon agent [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]] alerted them to [[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]]'s imprisonment on the ''[[Lost Light]]'', they had initially agreed not to kill anyone else on the ship, only to lose control and go back on their deal when they discovered [[Drift (G1)\|Drift]] was on board. After slaughtering the entire crew, they went on their way, until a month ago, when their newest member—diminutive female medic [[Nickel]]—insisted that they return to salvage the vessel's [[quantum generator]]s. Upon returning to the wreckage, floating above [[Ofsted XVII]], the DJD found themselves in the middle of a battle between the [[Galactic Council]] and the [[Black Block Consortia]], who proceeded to join forces against them. [[Kaon (G1)\|Kaon]] and [[Vos (G1)\|Vos]] took the fight to the planet's surface, but [[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]] was forced to abandon them when enemy reinforcements arrived.

	Now, Tarn, [[Helex (~~DJD~~)\|Helex]], and [[Tesarus (~~DJD~~)\|Tesarus]] are continuing in their duties, working their way through their list of Decepticons who have betrayed "the cause". Their present victim: [[Blip]], condemned for practising religion by deifying [[Sparkeater (creature)\|sparkeaters]]. Blip catches Tarn off-guard when he uses his last words to ask him to remove his mask, accusing him of cowardice, so the DJD leader decides to refrain from killing him with his "weaponized conversation" ability, and lets Helex and Tesarus get their hands dirty. But secretly, Tarn looks away, tiring of violence and unwilling to watch.		Now, Tarn, [[Helex (G1)\|Helex]], and [[Tesarus (G1)\|Tesarus]] are continuing in their duties, working their way through their list of Decepticons who have betrayed "the cause". Their present victim: [[Blip]], condemned for practising religion by deifying [[Sparkeater (creature)\|sparkeaters]]. Blip catches Tarn off-guard when he uses his last words to ask him to remove his mask, accusing him of cowardice, so the DJD leader decides to refrain from killing him with his "weaponized conversation" ability, and lets Helex and Tesarus get their hands dirty. But secretly, Tarn looks away, tiring of violence and unwilling to watch.

	Their job done, the team return to their ship the ''[[Peaceful Tyranny]]'', where Nickel gives them all a check-up and relentlessly criticizes their poor hygiene and maintenance habits. The DJD turns out to be exceptionally bureaucratic; Tarn orders performance reviews for the team, but he and Tesarus nearly come to blows during the latter's appraisal when Tesarus accuses him of being "un-Decepticon" for leaving Vos and Kaon behind. Calming himself, Tarn reveals that he has already ordered a return to Ofsted to collect their bodies... at which point Helex comes running in to tell them that their comrades are still alive, and have returned with a datapad containing some shocking news: Megatron has renounced Decepticonism and joined the [[Autobot]]s!		Their job done, the team return to their ship the ''[[Peaceful Tyranny]]'', where Nickel gives them all a check-up and relentlessly criticizes their poor hygiene and maintenance habits. The DJD turns out to be exceptionally bureaucratic; Tarn orders performance reviews for the team, but he and Tesarus nearly come to blows during the latter's appraisal when Tesarus accuses him of being "un-Decepticon" for leaving Vos and Kaon behind. Calming himself, Tarn reveals that he has already ordered a return to Ofsted to collect their bodies... at which point Helex comes running in to tell them that their comrades are still alive, and have returned with a datapad containing some shocking news: Megatron has renounced Decepticonism and joined the [[Autobot]]s!
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	*[[Blip]] (1)		*[[Blip]] (1)
	*[[Helex (~~DJD~~)\|Helex]] (2)		*[[Helex (G1)\|Helex]] (2)
	*[[Tarn (~~DJD~~)\|Tarn]] (3)		*[[Tarn (G1)\|Tarn]] (3)
	*[[Tesarus (~~DJD~~)\|Tesarus]] (4)		*[[Tesarus (G1)\|Tesarus]] (4)
	*[[Nickel]] (7)		*[[Nickel]] (7)
	*''[[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]]'' (8)		*''[[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Brainstorm]]'' (8)
	*[[Kaon (~~DJD~~)\|Kaon]] (9)		*[[Kaon (G1)\|Kaon]] (9)
	*[[Vos (~~DJD~~)\|Vos]] (10)		*[[Vos (G1)\|Vos]] (10)
	*''[[Lobe]]'' (15)		*''[[Lobe]]'' (15)
	*''Lobe's assistant'' (16)		*''Lobe's assistant'' (16)

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	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	"Now then your '''Sparkeater cult.'''. It's—''(sigh)''—it's '''spectacularly''' at odds with Decepticon doctrine. Surely you '''know''' this. Surely this doesn't come as a '''surprise''' to you. Even someone with the most '''rudimentary''' grasp of Megatron's teaching must realize that a '''Decepticon utopia''' cannot accommodate '''any''' form of religion."<br>		"Now then your '''Sparkeater cult.''' It's—''(sigh)''—it's '''spectacularly''' at odds with Decepticon doctrine. Surely you '''know''' this. Surely this doesn't come as a '''surprise''' to you. Even someone with the most '''rudimentary''' grasp of Megatron's teaching must realize that a '''Decepticon utopia''' cannot accommodate '''any''' form of religion."<br>
	"W-why?"<br>		"W-why?"<br>
	"Why? Because religion is a form of '''control'''. It offers succor in return for docility and bestows power unto an authority '''other''' than Megatron. So when a Decepticon starts a '''new''' religion, it's... well... you say it's an attempt at finding peace of mind. I say it's an '''attempted coup.'''"		"Why? Because religion is a form of '''control'''. It offers succor in return for docility and bestows power unto an authority '''other''' than Megatron. So when a Decepticon starts a '''new''' religion, it's... well... you say it's an attempt at finding peace of mind. I say it's an '''attempted coup.'''"

Saix: clean up, replaced: Black Shadow (Victory) → Black Shadow (G1), Deathcobra (Victory) → Deathcobra (G1) (3), Deathsaurus (Victory) → Deathsaurus (G1) (2), Doryu (Victory) → Doryu (G1) (2), Drillhorn (Victory) → Drillhorn (G1), Goryu (Vict...

2021-09-20T01:28:13Z

clean up, replaced: Black Shadow (Victory) → Black Shadow (G1), Deathcobra (Victory) → Deathcobra (G1) (3), Deathsaurus (Victory) → Deathsaurus (G1) (2), Doryu (Victory) → Doryu (G1) (2), Drillhorn (Victory) → Drillhorn (G1), Goryu (Vict...

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	===(3) Perestroika===		===(3) Perestroika===
	[[File:PermanentRevolution-Warworld.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2]]		[[File:PermanentRevolution-Warworld.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2]]
	The rest of the DJD are confused when Tarn arranges a meeting with noted Decepticon [[Deathsaurus (~~Victory~~)\|Deathsaurus]], who is on their list for removing himself from Megatron's command and stealing a [[Warworld]]. Deathsaurus welcomes them to his disorganized planet-ship, handing Tarn a crate of equipment to carry for him and apologizing for the mess with the explanation that their hyperdrive is being repaired. Tarn requests a conversation in private, but Deathsaurus isn't interested—having assumed that the DJD were coming to take him down, he immediately fires upon the crate in Tarn's arms, which turns out to be full of explosives that detonate right in Tarn's face. Though rocked by the blast, Tarn is still able to defend himself, insisting as he grapples with Deathsaurus that he is just here to talk. Deathsaurus deactivates his audio receptors to protect himself from Tarn's deadly voice, but Tarn simply speaks directly to him—and all his troops—through [[inter-Decepticon radio]], their private frequency having been hijacked by Kaon. Tarn waxes lyrical on the history of the Decepticons and what he sees as their true cause: the ongoing mission to eliminate every threat to Cybertron, chiefly the "anti-mechanical bias" of a predominantly organic universe. He then introduces Nickel to Deathsaurus, explaining that she is the last of her kind, from a Cybertronian [[Prion (planet)\|colony world]] settled by the [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] [[Prion (Titan)\|Prion]], her entire planet scoured of life by the Black Block Consortia. It was she who was truly Tarn's salvation: as one who heard the Decepticon word and became a believer, she is proof of the power and rightness of their cause—a cause so great that no ''one'' 'bot can embody it, least of all Megatron, the betrayer. Tarn invites Deathsaurus and his men to join him in return for being taken off the DJD's list, but Deathsaurus has one condition—that Tarn kill the rest of the DJD. Tarn refuses, only for the request to turn out to be a test from Deathsaurus, who cites his distaste for a commander who uses his men as fodder as the reason he split from Megatron. Deathsaurus agrees to the alliance and suggests they launch an immediate attack on a nearby Galactic Council facility together, but Tarn informs him that first, the Decepticon house must be put in order: priority number one is to find and kill Megatron, and the shipful of Autobots he now calls his allies.		The rest of the DJD are confused when Tarn arranges a meeting with noted Decepticon [[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]], who is on their list for removing himself from Megatron's command and stealing a [[Warworld]]. Deathsaurus welcomes them to his disorganized planet-ship, handing Tarn a crate of equipment to carry for him and apologizing for the mess with the explanation that their hyperdrive is being repaired. Tarn requests a conversation in private, but Deathsaurus isn't interested—having assumed that the DJD were coming to take him down, he immediately fires upon the crate in Tarn's arms, which turns out to be full of explosives that detonate right in Tarn's face. Though rocked by the blast, Tarn is still able to defend himself, insisting as he grapples with Deathsaurus that he is just here to talk. Deathsaurus deactivates his audio receptors to protect himself from Tarn's deadly voice, but Tarn simply speaks directly to him—and all his troops—through [[inter-Decepticon radio]], their private frequency having been hijacked by Kaon. Tarn waxes lyrical on the history of the Decepticons and what he sees as their true cause: the ongoing mission to eliminate every threat to Cybertron, chiefly the "anti-mechanical bias" of a predominantly organic universe. He then introduces Nickel to Deathsaurus, explaining that she is the last of her kind, from a Cybertronian [[Prion (planet)\|colony world]] settled by the [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] [[Prion (Titan)\|Prion]], her entire planet scoured of life by the Black Block Consortia. It was she who was truly Tarn's salvation: as one who heard the Decepticon word and became a believer, she is proof of the power and rightness of their cause—a cause so great that no ''one'' 'bot can embody it, least of all Megatron, the betrayer. Tarn invites Deathsaurus and his men to join him in return for being taken off the DJD's list, but Deathsaurus has one condition—that Tarn kill the rest of the DJD. Tarn refuses, only for the request to turn out to be a test from Deathsaurus, who cites his distaste for a commander who uses his men as fodder as the reason he split from Megatron. Deathsaurus agrees to the alliance and suggests they launch an immediate attack on a nearby Galactic Council facility together, but Tarn informs him that first, the Decepticon house must be put in order: priority number one is to find and kill Megatron, and the shipful of Autobots he now calls his allies.
	{{--}}		{{--}}

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	*[[Gairyu]] (17)		*[[Gairyu]] (17)
	*[[Yokuryu]] (18)		*[[Yokuryu]] (18)
	*[[Deathcobra (~~Victory~~)\|Deathcobra]] (19)		*[[Deathcobra (G1)\|Deathcobra]] (19)
	*[[Guyhawk]] (20)		*[[Guyhawk]] (20)
	*[[Jallguar]] (21)		*[[Jallguar]] (21)
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	*[[Killbison]] (22)		*[[Killbison]] (22)
	*[[Leozack]] (23)		*[[Leozack]] (23)
	*[[Goryu (~~Victory~~)\|Goryu]] (24)		*[[Goryu (G1)\|Goryu]] (24)
	*[[Rairyu]] (25)		*[[Rairyu]] (25)
	*[[Blue Bacchus]] (26)		*[[Blue Bacchus]] (26)
	*[[Drillhorn (~~Victory~~)\|Drillhorn]] (27)		*[[Drillhorn (G1)\|Drillhorn]] (27)
	*[[Deathsaurus (~~Victory~~)\|Deathsaurus]] (28)		*[[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]] (28)
	*''[[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]]'' (29)		*''[[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]]'' (29)
	*"[[Solon Kitakaze (~~Victory~~)\|King Solon]]" (31)		*"[[Solon Kitakaze (G1)\|King Solon]]" (31)
	*[[Bikecross]] (32)		*[[Bikecross]] (32)
	*[[Browning]] (33)		*[[Browning]] (33)
	*[[Strikesoldier]] (34)		*[[Strikesoldier]] (34)
	*[[Kakuryu (~~Victory~~)\|Kakuryu]] (35)		*[[Kakuryu (G1)\|Kakuryu]] (35)
	*[[Doryu (~~Victory~~)\|Doryu]] (36)		*[[Doryu (G1)\|Doryu]] (36)
	*[[Greatsix]] (37)		*[[Greatsix]] (37)
	{{!}}}		{{!}}}
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	*Deathsaurus's ranks include almost all his troops from the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'' cartoon, and several crowdfillers who are all pre-existing characters, also mostly connected to ''Victory''.		*Deathsaurus's ranks include almost all his troops from the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)\|Victory]]'' cartoon, and several crowdfillers who are all pre-existing characters, also mostly connected to ''Victory''.
	**The [[Dinoforce]] are all present and correct, sprinkled throughout various scenes and grouped together on the final page.		**The [[Dinoforce]] are all present and correct, sprinkled throughout various scenes and grouped together on the final page.
	**The only absent member of the [[Breastforce]] is [[Hellbat (~~Victory~~)\|Hellbat]], because he's been busy with his own stuff over in the [[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone\|''Drift - Empire of Stone'' mini-series]]. In his place is [[Deathcobra (~~Victory~~)\|Deathcobra]], an additional member of the Breastforce featured in the ''Victory'' episode "[[Unite! Liokaiser]]", who was brought in to replace Hellbat even then!		**The only absent member of the [[Breastforce]] is [[Hellbat (G1)\|Hellbat]], because he's been busy with his own stuff over in the [[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone\|''Drift - Empire of Stone'' mini-series]]. In his place is [[Deathcobra (G1)\|Deathcobra]], an additional member of the Breastforce featured in the ''Victory'' episode "[[Unite! Liokaiser]]", who was brought in to replace Hellbat even then!
	**''Victory'' character [[Blue Bacchus]]. His Crossformer partner [[Black Shadow (~~Victory~~)\|Black Shadow]] is absent, having died in this continuity in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)\|issue #7]].		**''Victory'' character [[Blue Bacchus]]. His Crossformer partner [[Black Shadow (G1)\|Black Shadow]] is absent, having died in this continuity in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)\|issue #7]].
	**In the top left of the final page, a generic from the ''Victory'' episode "[[Rescue! Guyhawk]]" who perished when he fell into a molten stream.		**In the top left of the final page, a generic from the ''Victory'' episode "[[Rescue! Guyhawk]]" who perished when he fell into a molten stream.
	**To the right of that guy, a Transformer version of the "[[Solon Kitakaze (~~Victory~~)\|King Solon]]" mecha from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)\|''Victory'' manga]] (piloted by Deathsaurus's human son Solon in that story).		**To the right of that guy, a Transformer version of the "[[Solon Kitakaze (G1)\|King Solon]]" mecha from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)\|''Victory'' manga]] (piloted by Deathsaurus's human son Solon in that story).
	**On "Solon's" right is a character from some [[:File:Victory_concept_art.jpg\|early ''Victory'' concept artwork]], a proposed Decepticon retool of Autobot [[Mega Pretender]] [[Vroom (G1)\|Vroom]] that was never made. Slides shown at [[BotCon 2015]]'s "Japanese Perspective" panel gave him the placeholder designation "[[Bikecross]]".		**On "Solon's" right is a character from some [[:File:Victory_concept_art.jpg\|early ''Victory'' concept artwork]], a proposed Decepticon retool of Autobot [[Mega Pretender]] [[Vroom (G1)\|Vroom]] that was never made. Slides shown at [[BotCon 2015]]'s "Japanese Perspective" panel gave him the placeholder designation "[[Bikecross]]".
	**On Bikecross's left, a 'bot based on an early design for [[Liokaiser]]. This design had never been seen by the public before; Sakamoto tweeted the original artwork shortly after the issue's publication (pictured, right), and when it was shown at BotCon 2015, it was named "[[Strikesoldier]]".		**On Bikecross's left, a 'bot based on an early design for [[Liokaiser]]. This design had never been seen by the public before; Sakamoto tweeted the original artwork shortly after the issue's publication (pictured, right), and when it was shown at BotCon 2015, it was named "[[Strikesoldier]]".
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	*While describing the Decepticons' early successes, Tarn says: "Victory after victory, Deathsaurus", which seems a lot like a sly nod to the franchise that Deathsaurus originated in.		*While describing the Decepticons' early successes, Tarn says: "Victory after victory, Deathsaurus", which seems a lot like a sly nod to the franchise that Deathsaurus originated in.
	*Deathsaurus's motivations for splitting from Megatron might not match his depiction in the ''Victory'' cartoon, where he was happy to leave the Dinoforce to die at his moment of triumph, but it jibes very well with the ''Victory'' '''manga''', in which [[The Grand Victory War\|it turned out]] all the fighting he had done had been to protect his and the other Decepticons' families.		*Deathsaurus's motivations for splitting from Megatron might not match his depiction in the ''Victory'' cartoon, where he was happy to leave the Dinoforce to die at his moment of triumph, but it jibes very well with the ''Victory'' '''manga''', in which [[The Grand Victory War\|it turned out]] all the fighting he had done had been to protect his and the other Decepticons' families.
	*[[Deathcobra (~~Victory~~)\|Deathcobra]]'s design is based on [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Generations\|''Generations'' Deluxe Class Ratbat]].		*[[Deathcobra (G1)\|Deathcobra]]'s design is based on [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Generations\|''Generations'' Deluxe Class Ratbat]].
	*[[Kakuryu (~~Victory~~)\|Kakuryu]] is holding the weedy little six-shooter he wielded in "[[The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber]]".		*[[Kakuryu (G1)\|Kakuryu]] is holding the weedy little six-shooter he wielded in "[[The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber]]".
	*[[Doryu (~~Victory~~)\|Doryu]]'s design incorporates some large protruding plates on his shoulders that aren't a typical feature of the character; they're based on the foot pieces of the team's combined mode, [[Dinoking]], and it's possible to attach them to the shoulders of Doryu's original toy like this.		*[[Doryu (G1)\|Doryu]]'s design incorporates some large protruding plates on his shoulders that aren't a typical feature of the character; they're based on the foot pieces of the team's combined mode, [[Dinoking]], and it's possible to attach them to the shoulders of Doryu's original toy like this.

	===Real-life references===		===Real-life references===

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	* IDW ''{{i\|Jem and the Holograms (comic)\|Jem and the Holograms}}'' comic		* IDW ''{{i\|Jem and the Holograms (comic)\|Jem and the Holograms}}'' comic
	* IDW ''Skylanders'' comic		* IDW ''Skylanders'' comic
	* ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection'' Vol. 1 (back cover)		* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]: The IDW Collection'' Vol. 1 (back cover)

	===Reprints===		===Reprints===