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'''Nexus Prime and Aquarius reflect on their MacGuffin-questing while dealing with Decepticons.'''
'''Nexus Prime and Aquarius reflect on their questing while dealing with Decepticons.'''


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
As [[Nexus Prime]] and [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] land on their latest [[Primax 509.28 Epsilon|dimensional destination]], they find themselves surrounded by [[Decepticon]]s who are eager to torment the [[Autobot]] intruding on their turf. As Nexus and Aquarius fight off their attackers (read: Nexus fights them off and Aquarius gets stepped on), Aquarius muses to himself about Nexus, the journey Nexus took from being split apart to being whole again, and their current journey and situation.
[[Nexus Prime]] and [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] have been traveling from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and Cybertron, looking for something Nexus Prime can't quite remember. The pair have found that on most Cybertrons, it is the Autobots who are good and Decepticons who are evil—one which proves to be true again, as they are accosted by the Decepticons [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], [[Jetstorm (G2)|Jetstorm]], and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]]. Aquarius is bummed, finding that he's in another universe where [[Quintesson]]s are annoyed. Soon, the insulting Decepticons burst forth to attack, with the two newer Decepticons attacking Prime while the [[Battlecharger]]s beat up Aquarius. Having faced far worse that these ruffians, Aquarius reflects on the events that led to here. Nexus Prime, one of the [[Thirteen|original Transformers]], was split into five parts across the multiverse; [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], about looking for a past he couldn't remember, and who falling into a destiny bigger than he ever knew; [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], a Decepticon who no longer had a cause; [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], a guardian who no longer remembered his charges; [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], a bot who was easily swayed into the causes of evil robots; and [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], the only one not looking for a past. Eventually, all were recalled to Aquarius' Cybertron, where, after the local [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] was assassinated, the five merged for the first time in millions of stellar cycles. Nexus Prime remade Megatron into Galvatron, and together the two stopped the Autobot superweapon [[Omega Doom]]. Now, Nexus Prime and Aquarius search the multiverse for a mission the Prime can only barely remember.


Eventually Nexus Prime, still incredibly strong and skilled despite pretending to be a normal [[Autobot]] instead of [[Thirteen|one of the Thirteen]] (much to Aquarius's consternation), emerges victorious, leaving the Decepticons in a trashed heap. He then decides finally to let Aquarius in on the reason that the two have been traveling from one dimension to the next since leaving [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|Aquarius's home dimension]].
Soon, the Prime takes out the Decepticons, and having grown to trust the Quintesson, tells him what he knows of his mission. He was to guard an artifact that, in the wrong hands, could destroy all of space and time. The artifact was split, and now that Nexus is reunited, something big is coming that could decide the fate of the multiverse. As they walk through markets, Prime is bothered, feeling as though this Cybertron has something important about it, but they're too late to find it. Standing up from a box he has sat on, Nexus Prime is pointed to an odd Autobot symbol with wings. Prime suddenly remembers; this symbol is a clue to other versions of those who could help them. Heading out to their next Cybertron, Aquarius can't help but feel that the bots who the sigil belonged too could have had some good stories to tell...


Nexus explains that back before he was split into his five pieces, he had been charged with protecting a [[Star Saber (Prima)|powerful artifact]] that could unmake the entire [[multiverse]] if it ever fell into evil hands. Both he and the artifact had been split apart and dispersed throughout the cosmos. Now that he's whole again, so too he needs to find the artifact's pieces and make them whole again as well. Unfortunately, this is somewhat stymied by Nexus being unable to remember what the artifact is, what the pieces look like, or even where the pieces are. Instead, up until now, he's been trying to find a clue somewhere in the multiverse that will jog his memory.
...as millions of years ago, the box is carried around by [[Elite Guard|Elite Guardsman]] [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], as he loads up for a mission...
 
That clue finally arrives when Nexus Prime realizes that the [[:File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|symbol]] on the box he's sitting on seems familiar—enough so that he finally gains a concrete notion on where to start really looking. As Nexus activates the codes to their next destination and they step through a portal, Aquarius muses that he wishes the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|bots that wore the symbol]] were still together in the current universe, as he would love to hear their stories...
 
...one of which starts out with [[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]] telling [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] that Kup should really work on finishing the moving of those [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]-branded boxes already!


==Featured characters==
==Featured characters==
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{{featuredcharacters
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c1=
*[[Nexus Prime]]'' (3)
*''[[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]]'' (9)
*''[[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]]'' (9)
*''[[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]'' (17)
*''[[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]'' (21)
*''[[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]'' (20)
*''[[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]]'' (24)
*''[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]'' (25)
*''[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]'' (29)
*''[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'' (26)
*''[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'' (30)
*''[[Omega Doom]]'' (27)
*''[[Omega Doom]]'' (31)
*''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'' (29)
*''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'' (34)
*''[[Vector Prime]]'' (30)
*''[[Vector Prime]]'' (35)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (32)
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (37)
*[[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]] (33)
*[[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]] (38)


|c2=
|c2=
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*''[[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]]'' (7)
*''[[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]]'' (7)
*''[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]'' (8)
*''[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]'' (8)
*''[[Backblast]]'' (10)
*''[[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]]'' (10)
*''[[Ramjet (Cybertron)|Ramjet]]'' (11)
*''[[Backblast]]'' (12)
*''[[Kobushi]]'' (12)
*''[[Ramjet (Cybertron)|Ramjet]]'' (13)
*''[[Sunstorm (Cybertron)|Sunstorm]]'' (13)
*''[[Kobushi]]'' (14)
*''[[Payload (Cybertron)|Payload]]'' (14)
*''[[Landquake's assistant]]'' (15)
*''[[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]]'' (15)
*''[[Scrap Iron (Cybertron)|Scrap Iron]]'' (16)
*''[[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]]'' (19)
*''[[Blastcharge (Cybertron)|Blastcharge]]'' (17)
*''[[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]]'' (21)
*''[[Sunstorm (Cybertron)|Sunstorm]]'' (18)
*''[[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]]'' (22)
*''[[Thrust (Cybertron)|Thrust]]'' (19)
*''[[Krunix (SG)|Krunix]]'' (23)
*''[[Payload (Cybertron)|Payload]]'' (20)
*''[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron/Galvatron]]'' (24)
*''[[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]]'' (23)
*''[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]'' (28)
*''[[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]]'' (25)
*''[[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]]'' (26)
*''[[Krunix (SG)|Krunix]]'' (27)
*''[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron/Galvatron]]'' (28)
*''[[Quake (SG)|Quake]]'' (32)
*''[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]'' (33)


|c4=
|c4=
*[[Nexus Prime]] (3)
*[[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] (4)
*[[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] (4)
*''[[Unicron]]'' (16)
*''[[Unicron]]'' (11)
*''[[Bulletbike (TransTech)|Bulletbike]]'' (18)
*''[[Bulletbike (TransTech)|Bulletbike]]'' (22)
*''[[The Fallen]]'' (31)
*''[[The Fallen]]'' (36)
}}
}}


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==Notes==
==Notes==
*While technically the start of the next "Wings of Honor" story, this comic is more of a "[[clip show]]" of Nexus Prime's journey thus far and a wrap-up for his story.
* While technically the start of the next "Wings of Honor" story, this comic is more of a "[[clip show]]" of Nexus Prime's journey thus far and a wrap-up for his story.
*The market that Nexus Prime and Aquarius wander through near the end has vendors that are selling stuff like piles of [[AllSpark]] cubes, [[Transmetal driver]]s, and [[Cyber Planet Key]]s.
 
===Continuity notes===
* Nexus Prime and Aquarius' journey started in "[[Reunification: Part 6]]", a scene which is among the events flash backed to.
* Jetstorm and Deluge are part of the "Second Generation" of Transformers created on Earth, as seen in "[[Generation 2: Redux]]" at [[BotCon 2010]] later that year. Runamuck and Runabout, meanwhile, haven't appeared since the third season of the ''Transformers'' cartoon.
* Among the scenes flash backed to include: Skyfall confronting Ramjet in "[[Balancing Act, Part 3]]"; Landquake with the Mini-Con Decepticons in "[[Revelations Part 4]]"; Breakaway guarding the [[Rarified Energon]] in "[[Crossing Over: Part 4]]"; Topspin taking ''TransTech'' Bulletbike's spark as alluded to in "[[I, Lowtech]]"; Heatwave standing outside [[Burpleson Air Force Base]] in "[[Eye in the Sky]]"; ''Shattered Glass'' Cyclonus assassinating Megatron in "[[Reunification: Part 4]]"; Prime killing Nightscream (not seen) in "[[Reunification: Part 5]]"; Megatron being reborn as Galvatron, Omega Doom's rampage against the Decepticons, Nexus and Aquarius leaving through the [[stellar spanner]], all from from "[[Reunification: Part 6]]".
* Omega Doom is seen in flashback crushing ''Shattered Glass'' Quake in his claw, who had previously only appeared in the [[BotCon 2008]] "[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]" comic.
* Nexus Prime's bio from issue [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|#30]] of the Club magazine indicates that he is looking for [[Prima]]'s sword, the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]].
* The final panel takes some time after "[[Wings of Honor]]".
 
===Transformers references===
* Jetstorm and Deluge were part of the ''Generation 2'' [[Color Changer]] sub-group.
* Two of the generics seen on the first Cybertron Nexus and Aquarius first arrive on are colored like live-action movieverse [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (along with a generic colored like {{w|Proto Man}} from ''{{w|Mega Man}}'').
* The Fallen is drawn based on his Dreamwave design.
* The market that Nexus Prime and Aquarius wander through near the end has vendors that are selling stuff like piles of [[Energon star]]s (from ''Energon''), [[AllSpark]] cubes (drawn as the live-action version), [[Transmetal driver]]s from ''Beast Wars'', and [[Cyber Planet Key]]s from ''Cybertron''.


===Errors===
===Errors===
*The Mini-Cons who appear in Landquake's flashback panel are supposed to be members of the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]], but they're colored like the [[Energon Saber]] team.
* Most of the Mini-Cons in the flashback are miscolored; Backblast and the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]] are colored like the [[Energon Saber]] Mini-Con team; Kobushi, Scrap Iron, Blastcharge, and Payload are miscolored as ''Armada'' [[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]], [[Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]], and [[Iceberg]]; and Landquake's assistant is colored black and blue instead of olive green.


==External link==
==External links==
* [http://www.transformersclub.com/_images/TCC31Feb_Mar10.pdf Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 31 containing this comic] at Transformersclub.com
* [https://www.transformersclub.com/_images/TCC31Feb_Mar10.pdf Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 31 containing this comic] at Transformersclub.com


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[[Category:Wings Universe issues]]
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Latest revision as of 05:29, 27 September 2025

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"The Coming Storm: Part 1"
Publisher Fun Publications
Published in Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #31
Story Pete Sinclair
Writers Pete Sinclair & Jesse Wittenrich
Pencils by Dan Khanna
Inks by Frank Milkovich
Colors by Josh Perez
Letters by Jesse Wittenrich
Managing editor Pete Sinclair
Continuity Wings Universe

Nexus Prime and Aquarius reflect on their questing while dealing with Decepticons.

Synopsis

[edit]

Nexus Prime and Aquarius have been traveling from Cybertron and Cybertron, looking for something Nexus Prime can't quite remember. The pair have found that on most Cybertrons, it is the Autobots who are good and Decepticons who are evil—one which proves to be true again, as they are accosted by the Decepticons Runamuck, Runabout, Jetstorm, and Deluge. Aquarius is bummed, finding that he's in another universe where Quintessons are annoyed. Soon, the insulting Decepticons burst forth to attack, with the two newer Decepticons attacking Prime while the Battlechargers beat up Aquarius. Having faced far worse that these ruffians, Aquarius reflects on the events that led to here. Nexus Prime, one of the original Transformers, was split into five parts across the multiverse; Skyfall, about looking for a past he couldn't remember, and who falling into a destiny bigger than he ever knew; Landquake, a Decepticon who no longer had a cause; Breakaway, a guardian who no longer remembered his charges; Topspin, a bot who was easily swayed into the causes of evil robots; and Heatwave, the only one not looking for a past. Eventually, all were recalled to Aquarius' Cybertron, where, after the local Megatron was assassinated, the five merged for the first time in millions of stellar cycles. Nexus Prime remade Megatron into Galvatron, and together the two stopped the Autobot superweapon Omega Doom. Now, Nexus Prime and Aquarius search the multiverse for a mission the Prime can only barely remember.

Soon, the Prime takes out the Decepticons, and having grown to trust the Quintesson, tells him what he knows of his mission. He was to guard an artifact that, in the wrong hands, could destroy all of space and time. The artifact was split, and now that Nexus is reunited, something big is coming that could decide the fate of the multiverse. As they walk through markets, Prime is bothered, feeling as though this Cybertron has something important about it, but they're too late to find it. Standing up from a box he has sat on, Nexus Prime is pointed to an odd Autobot symbol with wings. Prime suddenly remembers; this symbol is a clue to other versions of those who could help them. Heading out to their next Cybertron, Aquarius can't help but feel that the bots who the sigil belonged too could have had some good stories to tell...

...as millions of years ago, the box is carried around by Elite Guardsman Kup, as he loads up for a mission...

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(Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks.)
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Others

Quotes

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"Looks like you you've wandered into the wrong place, Autobot!"
"And a Quintesson? With an Autobot? Didn't your motherboard teach you better?"

—Runamuck and Jetstorm give Nexus Prime and Aquarius an unfriendly welcome.


"Those that push through the dark, though, to the light on the other side, they find themselves in the lap of redemption. And let me tell you, redemption is just rollin' hills of wonders, and totally groovy!"

—Aquarius waxes hippie poetic.


"And my—what did you call it?—vibe is telling me where we can start looking."
"Twitchin'! Let's get our beat feet on!"
"...you don't have feet."

—Nexus Prime and Aquarius

Notes

[edit]
  • While technically the start of the next "Wings of Honor" story, this comic is more of a "clip show" of Nexus Prime's journey thus far and a wrap-up for his story.

Continuity notes

[edit]

Transformers references

[edit]
  • Jetstorm and Deluge were part of the Generation 2 Color Changer sub-group.
  • Two of the generics seen on the first Cybertron Nexus and Aquarius first arrive on are colored like live-action movieverse Bumblebee and Jazz (along with a generic colored like Proto Man from Mega Man).
  • The Fallen is drawn based on his Dreamwave design.
  • The market that Nexus Prime and Aquarius wander through near the end has vendors that are selling stuff like piles of Energon stars (from Energon), AllSpark cubes (drawn as the live-action version), Transmetal drivers from Beast Wars, and Cyber Planet Keys from Cybertron.

Errors

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