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'''Trans-Mutate and Rampage find they're not as alone as they thought.'''
'''Trans-Mutate and Protoform X find they're not as alone as they thought.'''


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
The newly arrived [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] takes a swing at [[Transmutate (character)|Trans-Mutate]], but misses. As she protests that she doesn't want to fight, the pair simultaneously recognize that they've met, though not face to face, before when Trans-Mutate was part of a rescue in [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. Rampage begins a grandiose speech to enlighten her as to who he is, but falls flat on his face midway through, having depleted most of his energy. As Trans-Mutate helps him by providing synthesized power from the [[navicomp]], Rampage reveals that she, like himself, is a [[Point One Percenter]]. While she seems less than convinced, Rampage muses on what they'll need to survive on this inhospitable planet. He queries why she felt the need to hide from him, and the pair quickly discover that they have not been hiding from each other — someone has been hiding from them.
Having found [[Transmutate (BW)|Trans-Mutate]], [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]] takes a lunge at his supposed stalker. Trans-Mutate insists she doesn't want to fight, and the quickly recognize each other from [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. Trans-Mutate inquires at to who and what Protoform X is; the former Maximal begins to rant, but quickly falls over, having drained most of his [[energon]] reserves. Trans-Muate uses the navicomp's gathered solar radiation to convert it to energon, powering X upright once more. Trans-Mutate ignores his ramblings, telling him that they need each other to survive, and she wants to know why he's taken such an interest in her. Protoform X explains that they are both [[Point One Percenter]]s; Cybertronians with rare, super-powerful sparks, and that their jailers feared and exiled them when they prove uncontrollable. Trans-Mutate tells him that Maximals and Predacons are incapable of supporting such a spark, but Protoform X claims that those are lies, and that it is why he was selected for the experiments that made him what he is today. He asks her if she too has felt different from others all her life, and Trans-Mutate, stuck by this revelation, confirms that she has. X moves on, figuring that there is probably wreckage from the ''[[Claustrum]]'' they can salvage for shelter and energy. After sniping with the navicomp, Protoform X asks why Trans-Mutate hid from him. Trans-Mutate replies that she thought he was hiding from her, and the pair quickly realize they are not alone. Suddenly, two strange robots-[[Bruton]] and [[Medusa]]-attack the pair, having come to capture the two "lantern-chests". X attempts to protect his companion, but he too is wanted, and eventually the two are both knocked offline, much to the navicomp's delight. Medusa and Bruton drag the pair away, and Bruton recovers the navicomp...


It's at this point that they're attacked by [[Bruton]] and [[Medusa]], who have been stalking them from the shadows and intend to capture the pair. Outraged, Rampage wallops Bruton, sending him flying into Medusa, but his attempt to follow this up is thwarted by a blow from Bruton's [[Confusion Club]]. Rampage and Trans-Mutate are moments later rendered unconscious, and Bruton picks up the navicomp as Medusa starts dragging Trans-Mutate away. The two Transformers slowly regain consciousness to find they've been brought before [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] of the [[Destructon]]s, and he is unimpressed!
The next morning, the pair come back online. A voice is disappointed; he expected so much more out of the Cybertronians, the so-called "scourge of the cosmos", and here he is with two broken and starved robots. And that is no way to present oneself to [[Lord Imperious Delirious]], ruler of the [[Destructon]]s!


==Featured characters==
==Featured characters==
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|h1=[[Maximal]]s
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*[[Transmutate (character)|Trans-Mutate]] (2)
*[[Transmutate (BW)|Trans-Mutate]] (2)


|h3=[[Destructon]]s
|h3=[[Destructon]]s
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*[[Lord Imperious Delirious]] (6)
*[[Lord Imperious Delirious]] (6)
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*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (1)
*[[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]] (1)
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"I do not wish to fight you!"<br />
"I do not wish to fight you!"<br />
"How '''precious'''. You think that '''matters'''!"
"How '''precious'''. You think that '''matters'''!"
:—'''Trans-Mutate''' and '''Rampage'''
:—'''Trans-Mutate''' and '''Protoform X'''




"A '''misnomer''', an '''aberration''', a '''curse'''. Our [[spark]]s burn brighter than most, rare pulsars among the billions of stars... and just as deadly."
"A '''misnomer''', an '''aberration''', a '''curse'''. Our [[spark]]s burn brighter than most, rare pulsars among the billions of stars... and just as deadly."
:—'''Rampage''' on being a Point One Percenter.
:—'''Protoform X''' on being a Point One Percenter.




"The aberration proposes a life bond. This unit is programmed to perform the ceremony in case of emergency."<br />
"The aberration proposes a life bond. This unit is programmed to perform the ceremony in case of emergency."<br />
"Silence, '''box''', or I shall see if '''simulated''' screams are as delicious as natural ones!"
"Silence, '''box''', or I shall see if '''simulated''' screams are as delicious as natural ones!"
:—The '''navicomp''' and '''Rampage'''
:—The '''navicomp''' and '''Protoform X'''


==Notes==
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
===Continuity notes===
*The encounter Trans-Mutate and Rampage had in the prison occurred back in the [[Alone Together: Prologue|prologue]].
* Protoform X and Trans-Mutate first encountered each other at [[Ferromax Detention Center]], in "[[Alone Together: Prologue]]".  
*As is now revealed, the shadowy figure watching Rampage in "[[Paranoia]]" and the huge silhouette Trans-Mutate spies in "[[Perception]]" were actually Medusa and Bruton respectively.
* The slender, feminine figure stalking Protoform in part [[Paranoia|two]] and the large figure Trans-Mutate saw in part [[Perception|three]] are revealed to be Medusa and Bruton, respectively.


===Transformers references===
===Transformers references===
*Point One Percenters are a concept created for [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|main G1 comic]].
*Point One Percenters originate from IDW Publishing's ''More than Meets the Eye'' comic, a super-powerful spark-type that made Transformers who had it able to do feats normal Cybertronians couldn't, like survive processes that made them near indestructible as with Protoform X. The spark is typically presented as green, as Protoform X 's profile noted, hinting at his true power.
*The Destructons originate from the [[Blackthorne Publishing]] 3D comic "[[The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3]]", the first part of a story of which was never completed due to that company's demise. They appear here for the first time in color.
*The Destructons were created for [[Blackthorne Publishing]]'s ''Transformers in 3-D'' issue [[The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3|#3]], a story which was never completed. They appear here for the first time in color.


 
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising issues]]
[[Category:Beast Wars issues]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising media]]

Latest revision as of 12:18, 17 May 2024

Alone Together, Chapter 3
Beast Wars: Uprising
"Kindred"
Publisher Fun Publications
Published in Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #58
Writers S. Trent Troop & Greg Sepelak
Pencils Naoto Tsushima
Inks Naoto Tsushima
Colors Evan Gauntt
Letters Jesse Wittenrich
Managing editor Pete Sinclair
Continuity Beast Wars: Uprising
Chronology Circa 2384

Trans-Mutate and Protoform X find they're not as alone as they thought.

Synopsis

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Having found Trans-Mutate, Protoform X takes a lunge at his supposed stalker. Trans-Mutate insists she doesn't want to fight, and the quickly recognize each other from Ferromax Detention Center. Trans-Mutate inquires at to who and what Protoform X is; the former Maximal begins to rant, but quickly falls over, having drained most of his energon reserves. Trans-Muate uses the navicomp's gathered solar radiation to convert it to energon, powering X upright once more. Trans-Mutate ignores his ramblings, telling him that they need each other to survive, and she wants to know why he's taken such an interest in her. Protoform X explains that they are both Point One Percenters; Cybertronians with rare, super-powerful sparks, and that their jailers feared and exiled them when they prove uncontrollable. Trans-Mutate tells him that Maximals and Predacons are incapable of supporting such a spark, but Protoform X claims that those are lies, and that it is why he was selected for the experiments that made him what he is today. He asks her if she too has felt different from others all her life, and Trans-Mutate, stuck by this revelation, confirms that she has. X moves on, figuring that there is probably wreckage from the Claustrum they can salvage for shelter and energy. After sniping with the navicomp, Protoform X asks why Trans-Mutate hid from him. Trans-Mutate replies that she thought he was hiding from her, and the pair quickly realize they are not alone. Suddenly, two strange robots-Bruton and Medusa-attack the pair, having come to capture the two "lantern-chests". X attempts to protect his companion, but he too is wanted, and eventually the two are both knocked offline, much to the navicomp's delight. Medusa and Bruton drag the pair away, and Bruton recovers the navicomp...

The next morning, the pair come back online. A voice is disappointed; he expected so much more out of the Cybertronians, the so-called "scourge of the cosmos", and here he is with two broken and starved robots. And that is no way to present oneself to Lord Imperious Delirious, ruler of the Destructons!

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(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes

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"I do not wish to fight you!"
"How precious. You think that matters!"

—Trans-Mutate and Protoform X


"A misnomer, an aberration, a curse. Our sparks burn brighter than most, rare pulsars among the billions of stars... and just as deadly."

—Protoform X on being a Point One Percenter.


"The aberration proposes a life bond. This unit is programmed to perform the ceremony in case of emergency."
"Silence, box, or I shall see if simulated screams are as delicious as natural ones!"

—The navicomp and Protoform X

Notes

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Continuity notes

[edit]

Transformers references

[edit]
  • Point One Percenters originate from IDW Publishing's More than Meets the Eye comic, a super-powerful spark-type that made Transformers who had it able to do feats normal Cybertronians couldn't, like survive processes that made them near indestructible as with Protoform X. The spark is typically presented as green, as Protoform X 's profile noted, hinting at his true power.
  • The Destructons were created for Blackthorne Publishing's Transformers in 3-D issue #3, a story which was never completed. They appear here for the first time in color.