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*[[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (3) | * [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (3) | ||
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] (7) | * [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] (7) | ||
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] (8) | * [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] (8) | ||
*[[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] (10) | * [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] (10) | ||
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] (12) | * [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] (12) | ||
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (14) | * [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (14) | ||
*[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (15) | * [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (15) | ||
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (16) | * [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (16) | ||
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (17) | * [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (17) | ||
*[[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] (18) | * [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] (18) | ||
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (19) | * [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (19) | ||
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*[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (6) | * [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (6) | ||
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*[[Jimmy Pink]] (4) | * [[Jimmy Pink]] (4) | ||
*[[Verity Carlo]] (5) | * [[Verity Carlo]] (5) | ||
*[[Hunter O'Nion]] (11) | * [[Hunter O'Nion]] (11) | ||
*[[Lindy Simmons]] (13) | * [[Lindy Simmons]] (13) | ||
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*[[Sunstreaker clone]]s (9) | * [[Sunstreaker clone]]s (9) | ||
*[[Ravenous]] [[Reaper]] (20) | * [[Ravenous]] [[Reaper]] (20) | ||
*[[Dreadlocked alien species]] Reaper | * [[Dreadlocked alien species]] Reaper | ||
*[[Deathbringer (IDW)|Deathbringer]] (21) | * [[Deathbringer (IDW)|Deathbringer]] (21) | ||
*[[Klaxa]] (22) | * [[Klaxa]] (22) | ||
*Other Reapers (23) | * Other Reapers (23) | ||
*[[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] (24) | * [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] (24) | ||
*[[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] (25) | * [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] (25) | ||
|h5=[[Facsimile construct|Facsimilies]] | |h5=[[Facsimile construct|Facsimilies]] | ||
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*[[Deacon]] (1) | * [[Deacon]] (1) | ||
*[[Alexander Holt]] (2) | * [[Alexander Holt]] (2) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
===Continuity notes=== | ===Continuity notes=== | ||
* The K-IDW news crew is the same one that just missed getting footage of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], way back in [[Infiltration issue 3|''Infiltration'' #3]]. | * The K-IDW news crew is the same one that just missed getting footage of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], way back in [[Infiltration issue 3|''Infiltration'' #3]]. As a K* station, KIDW's home town must be located west of the Mississippi (stations east of the Mississippi start with a W); as they were previously in California and are now in Florida, clearly they get around! | ||
*Sixshot's [[alternate mode]]s are huge, although in [[robot mode]] he was about the same size as [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. This may indicate he has some form of [[Size changing|mass displacement]]. | * Sixshot's [[alternate mode]]s are huge, although in [[robot mode]] he was about the same size as [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. This may indicate he has some form of [[Size changing|mass displacement]]. | ||
===Transformers references=== | ===Transformers references=== | ||
*Ratchet finds cover at a wrecked gas station that uses the brand name "Dark Stone". [[Blackrock Enterprises|Hmmm...]] | * Ratchet finds cover at a wrecked gas station that uses the brand name "Dark Stone". [[Blackrock Enterprises|Hmmm...]] | ||
*Two cars below Ironhide at the junk yard is a Porsche with a license plate reading [[Pat Lee|"DREAM"]]. | * Two cars below Ironhide at the junk yard is a Porsche with a license plate reading [[Pat Lee|"DREAM"]]. | ||
*McTackle's, the Pensacola, Florida bait shop Ratchet parks in front of ''could'' be an incredibly bizarre reference to the Autobot [[Machtackle]] from the Japanese ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers | * McTackle's, the Pensacola, Florida bait shop Ratchet parks in front of ''could'' be an incredibly bizarre reference to the Autobot [[Machtackle]] from the Japanese ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Victory]]'' franchise. | ||
===Real-life references=== | ===Real-life references=== | ||
*The news team covering the Florida destruction works for station K-IDW, a reference to [[IDW Publishing]]. | * The news team covering the Florida destruction works for station K-IDW, a reference to [[IDW Publishing]]. | ||
*The Roche cover (at top) is a reference to an ad poster for the Alfred Hitchcock film ''{{w|North by Northwest}}''. | * The Roche cover (at top) is a reference to an ad poster for the Alfred Hitchcock film ''{{w|North by Northwest}}''. | ||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
[[File:Devastation 3 Ratchet single vs trade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Ratchet's cosplay as Prowl didn't go unnoticed.]] | [[File:Devastation 3 Ratchet single vs trade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Ratchet's cosplay as Prowl didn't go unnoticed.]] | ||
*The gag of Ratchet's passengers having their faces buffeted by his rocket speed returns, having previously appeared in [[Infiltration issue 2|''Infiltration'' #2]]... and, Rule-of-Cool aside, is still impossible because Ratchet's cab is still enclosed. | * The gag of Ratchet's passengers having their faces buffeted by his rocket speed returns, having previously appeared in [[Infiltration issue 2|''Infiltration'' #2]]... and, Rule-of-Cool aside, is still impossible because Ratchet's cab is still enclosed. | ||
*Nemesis Prime's text bubble comes from Galvatron and vice versa. This is corrected in the trade. | * Nemesis Prime's text bubble comes from Galvatron and vice versa. This is corrected in the trade. | ||
*Ratchet's helmet is white and his crest is red throughout the issue, reversed of what they should be. This is corrected in the trade. | * Ratchet's helmet is white and his crest is red throughout the issue, reversed of what they should be. This is corrected in the trade. | ||
===Other trivia=== | ===Other trivia=== | ||
*On the final page of the cover, a ''[[Transformers: Mosaic]]'' issue ("Reason") is featured. | * On the final page of the cover, a ''[[Transformers: Mosaic]]'' issue ("Reason") is featured. | ||
===Covers (3)=== | ===Covers (3)=== | ||
*'''Cover A''': Wheeljack and Hot Rod by [[E. J. Su]] | * '''Cover A''': Wheeljack and Hot Rod by [[E. J. Su]] | ||
*'''Cover B''': Sixshot and Ratchet by [[Nick Roche]] | * '''Cover B''': Sixshot and Ratchet by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]] | ||
*'''RI''': Sketch cover (black and white of cover B) | * '''RI''': Sketch cover (black and white of cover B) | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Devastation 3a.jpg|Hot Rod likes Tae Bo | File:Devastation 3a.jpg|Hot Rod likes Tae Bo | ||
File:Devastation 3b.jpg| | File:Devastation 3b.jpg|Do not search Pat Lee! Worst mistake of my life! | ||
File:Devastation 3ri.jpg|RI Cover | File:Devastation 3ri.jpg|RI Cover | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Advertisements=== | ===Advertisements=== | ||
*[[Devastation issue 4|''Devastation'' #4]] | * [[Devastation issue 4|''Devastation'' #4]] | ||
*CGC Grading, feat. Grimlock | * CGC Grading, feat. Grimlock | ||
*[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'' movie toys]] (3 pages) | * [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'' movie toys]] (3 pages) | ||
*''[[The Art of IDW's Transformers]]'' | * ''[[The Art of IDW's Transformers]]'' | ||
*''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]]'' | * ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]]'' | ||
*''[[Spotlight: Ramjet]]'' and ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' | * ''[[Spotlight: Ramjet]]'' and ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' | ||
===Reprints=== | ===Reprints=== | ||
<small>In addition to [[The Transformers: Devastation#Collections|collections of the full series]].</small> | <small>In addition to [[The Transformers: Devastation#Collections|collections of the full series]].</small> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:57, 22 June 2025
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 Funny, that plane's dusting crops where there ain't no crops. | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | November 28, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | November 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Nick Roche | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | Zac Atkinson | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Neil Uyetake | ||||||||||||
| Edits by | Andrew Steven Harris | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | 2005 IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Devastation | ||||||||||||
Sixshot goes Autobot hunting.
Synopsis
[edit]Within the Pentagon, military staff discuss the lockdown of all air traffic after the crash of Ark-19. During the meeting, Deacon takes a call from Senator Alexander Holt and both plot.
Meanwhile, in Wicksburg, Alabama, Ratchet activates the self-destruct mechanism of the escape pod from which he has just emerged. Though Verity Carlo is injured, Ratchet urges her and Jimmy Pink to board his vehicle mode, as they have to leave quickly. His holomatter avatar proves more than capable of treating her (albeit lacking in bedside manner) as they travel. He explains to the humans that their attacker was Sixshot, who is a living weapon usually deployed no earlier than phase five, but impossible to assess regarding the threat he poses due to there being no surviving witnesses of his firepower. As if on cue, Sixshot swoops down and opens fire.
In Indiana, the Machination Headmaster fails to impress the brash Hot Rod, who claims that he's no Sunstreaker. The Headmaster boasts in return that he has all of Sunstreaker's capabilities and more. Beyond this, he reveals that the Machination knows everything about the Autobots due to having downloaded their captive's data banks. Hot Rod counters this by saying that Wheeljack is constantly developing new inventions and that Sunstreaker never paid much attention to their development. This proves useful, as the Headmaster is unable to counter a gyro-inhibitor shell from Wheeljack. The threat neutralized, the two Autobots escape. Time is running out, and they need to reach Ironhide before he is demolished.
In the Machination facility in Tampa, Florida, the detached head of Sunstreaker explains to Hunter O'Nion that he is the center node of the network that controls and coordinates the Headmaster units. He further reveals that Hunter himself has been made a Headmaster and again begs for death as an end to his pain. He says that the way they are using him to hunt and kill Autobots is torture. Hunter instead replies that there are more cloned bodies within the city, and he asks Sunstreaker to help him learn to use his Headmaster abilities.
In Alabama, Ratchet and the humans gain a reprieve as the United States Air Force locks on to Sixshot. Though Jimmy expresses concern for the pilots, Ratchet grimly states that it's their only chance to escape. While Sixshot is distracted, they cross the state line into Florida. Ratchet hides amongst the ambulances of a local hospital, but Sixshot soon arrives in tank mode and starts blasting them one by one until Ratchet is forced to flee. In transit, Ratchet lets Jimmy and Verity out and tells them to hide, as he can no longer protect them. He speeds off, but is quickly cornered as he runs out of road. Transforming, he prepares to meet Sixshot head-on. However, he finds he doesn't have to, as the remainder of the Ark-19 crew emerge from the nearby water to back him up, blasting Sixshot.
In Earth's orbit, the Reapers agree that Earth is too valuable a strategic resource and vow to destroy it to keep it out of the hands of either faction.
Meanwhile, in the Dead Universe, Nemesis Prime orders Galvatron to travel to Earth at once.
Featured characters
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Notes
[edit]Continuity notes
[edit]- The K-IDW news crew is the same one that just missed getting footage of Blitzwing, way back in Infiltration #3. As a K* station, KIDW's home town must be located west of the Mississippi (stations east of the Mississippi start with a W); as they were previously in California and are now in Florida, clearly they get around!
- Sixshot's alternate modes are huge, although in robot mode he was about the same size as Megatron. This may indicate he has some form of mass displacement.
Transformers references
[edit]- Ratchet finds cover at a wrecked gas station that uses the brand name "Dark Stone". Hmmm...
- Two cars below Ironhide at the junk yard is a Porsche with a license plate reading "DREAM".
- McTackle's, the Pensacola, Florida bait shop Ratchet parks in front of could be an incredibly bizarre reference to the Autobot Machtackle from the Japanese Victory franchise.
Real-life references
[edit]- The news team covering the Florida destruction works for station K-IDW, a reference to IDW Publishing.
- The Roche cover (at top) is a reference to an ad poster for the Alfred Hitchcock film North by Northwest.
Errors
[edit]
- The gag of Ratchet's passengers having their faces buffeted by his rocket speed returns, having previously appeared in Infiltration #2... and, Rule-of-Cool aside, is still impossible because Ratchet's cab is still enclosed.
- Nemesis Prime's text bubble comes from Galvatron and vice versa. This is corrected in the trade.
- Ratchet's helmet is white and his crest is red throughout the issue, reversed of what they should be. This is corrected in the trade.
Other trivia
[edit]- On the final page of the cover, a Transformers: Mosaic issue ("Reason") is featured.
Covers (3)
[edit]- Cover A: Wheeljack and Hot Rod by E. J. Su
- Cover B: Sixshot and Ratchet by Nick Roche and Josh Burcham
- RI: Sketch cover (black and white of cover B)
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Hot Rod likes Tae Bo -
Do not search Pat Lee! Worst mistake of my life! -
RI Cover
Advertisements
[edit]- Devastation #4
- CGC Grading, feat. Grimlock
- Transformers movie toys (3 pages)
- The Art of IDW's Transformers
- Beast Wars: The Ascending
- Spotlight: Ramjet and Spotlight: Blaster
Reprints
[edit]In addition to collections of the full series.
- N/A
