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|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]] | |editor=[[Carlos Guzman]] | ||
|continuity=[[ | |continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]] | ||
|chronology=[[IDW timeline| | |chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline#1830s|Late 1830s or early 1840s]] | ||
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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW | [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] fights on bravely as wave after wave of [[Dire Wraith]]s swarm towards him; a hundred of the aliens fall before him, but thousands more remain, and Magnus is sure he is not going to survive. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Vekktral]] watch from a safe distance, the [[Decepticon]] a little taken aback by how many men Vekktral is happy to sacrifice in the name of subduing Magnus. Eventually, Magnus is brought down, pinned by the Wraith horde, whereupon Vekktral approaches him. Vekktral is a scientist as well as a master of Wraith magics, he explains, and from studying the calamitous fusion of [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]] and a Wraith, he has learned how to master and control the process of merging a Wraith with a Cybertronian. Vekktral extends his arm to touch Magnus's forehead, and Magnus screams... | ||
Some distance away, [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW | Some distance away, [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sata]] are following Magnus's last command to escape. Sata insists they return to help Magnus, but Bee refuses, which only seems to confirm Sata's prejudices regarding [[Transformer|Cybertronians]] as emotionless robots. An angry Bumblebee transforms to robot mode to give Sata a bit of a shake, telling her to knock off her bigotry and explaining that Magnus is risking his life to give them a chance to accomplish their mission—but as Sata points out, indicating the blaster fire and explosions on the horizon, it seems they have already failed, as the Decepticons have already reached the wreck of [[Orchid Crossing]] and the [[energon synthesizer]] within... | ||
While [[Rom]] and [[Livia]] battle [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Starscream (G1)/IDW | While [[Rom]] and [[Livia]] battle [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] and [[Stardrive]] continue their talk. Stardrive has offered the Decepticon the synthesizer in return for him taking the Wraiths with him when he leaves [[Xetaxxis]], but Starscream has an additional suggestion: that Stardrive joins the Decepticons and comes with them as well. She refuses, unwilling to join forces with anyone who would call a Dire Wraith an ally; Starscream pleads innocence, claiming that he had no idea of the things the Wraiths were capable of, and how he is now scared of them as well. This bluff seems like it might be in danger of changing Stardrive's mind... until the tension of the moment is broken by Dirge suddenly crashing into Starscream from behind, having been shot down by the other [[Space Knight]]s. Rom and Livia combine their firepower against Starscream, who is forced to use Dirge's unconscious body to shield himself against their fire. Dirge wakes-up mid-barrage, and Starscream transforms to aircraft mode to flee, carrying his comrade on his back. | ||
Rom moves to pursue the Decepticons, but Livia proposes an alternative solution: rather than scour the ''entire'' planet of life, as she proposed earlier, they should blow up the energon synthesizer, simultaneously robbing the Decepticons of their prize and causing an explosion that will burn only ''half'' the planet—the half with the Wraiths on it. Stardrive objects wholeheartedly, and, exasperated, decides to cut ties with the knights and take the synthesizer away with her. They try to talk her into remaining, but she transforms to jet mode and takes off, daring them to take the synthesizer by force—a dare Livia is more than willing to accept, as | Rom moves to pursue the Decepticons, but Livia proposes an alternative solution: rather than scour the ''entire'' planet of life, as she proposed earlier, they should blow up the energon synthesizer, simultaneously robbing the Decepticons of their prize and causing an explosion that will burn only ''half'' the planet—the half with the Wraiths on it. Stardrive objects wholeheartedly, and, exasperated, decides to cut ties with the knights and take the synthesizer away with her. They try to talk her into remaining, but she transforms to jet mode and takes off, daring them to take the synthesizer by force—a dare Livia is more than willing to accept, as she shoots Stardrive out of the sky with a single blast. Stardrive fights back, shifting to car mode and slamming into Livia—and unfortunately, that's the moment Bumblebee and Sata arrive, leading to them both getting the wrong end of the stick and attacking Stardrive. Bumblebee is quick to realize the error of his ways, though, and manages to pin Stardrive long enough to say sorry and explain he thought she had been possessed by a Wraith. When she learns that Magnus had probably died to give them all a chance at victory, Stardrive calms down; though she maintains that Livia's answer is wrong, she apologizes and agrees to work with everyone if they all agree that no more lives will be lost in vain. | ||
Starscream and the other Decepticons, meanwhile, have been watching the fight from the skies above, having hoped the Autobots and Knights would destroy each other, and are disappointed to see them talk it out. Starscream grows impatient waiting on the backup Vekktral has promised, but as he grouses, a silhouette appears on the horizon—one that Bumblebee and the Knights spot as well, which Bee recognizes as Ultra Magnus. Alas, it is a monstrous, warped Ultra Magnus, possessed by Vekktral! As the Vekktral/Magnus hybrid opens fire, the native [[Xetaxxis|Xetaxxans]] cowering on the edges of the battlefield reveal that they too are Wraiths, lying in wait, and our heroes suddenly find themselves surrounded and facing life-threatening odds. As Vekktral vows to use this perfected Cybertronian fusion to conquer both the [[Solstar Order]] and the [[Galactic Council]], the Decepticons descend from the sky to join Vekktral in finishing off their enemies. But Vekktral is not content to let the Decepticons leave with the energon synthesizer... and as one, the Wraiths all turn on the Decepticons, swarming over them and starting to possess them too! | Starscream and the other Decepticons, meanwhile, have been watching the fight from the skies above, having hoped the Autobots and Knights would destroy each other, and are disappointed to see them talk it out. Starscream grows impatient waiting on the backup Vekktral has promised, but as he grouses, a silhouette appears on the horizon—one that Bumblebee and the Knights spot as well, which Bee recognizes as Ultra Magnus. Alas, it is a monstrous, warped Ultra Magnus, possessed by Vekktral! As the Vekktral/Magnus hybrid opens fire, the native [[Xetaxxis|Xetaxxans]] cowering on the edges of the battlefield reveal that they too are Wraiths, lying in wait, and our heroes suddenly find themselves surrounded and facing life-threatening odds. As Vekktral vows to use this perfected Cybertronian fusion to conquer both the [[Solstar Order]] and the [[Galactic Council]], the Decepticons descend from the sky to join Vekktral in finishing off their enemies. But Vekktral is not content to let the Decepticons leave with the energon synthesizer... and as one, the Wraiths all turn on the Decepticons, swarming over them and starting to possess them too! | ||
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{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
|c1= | |c1= | ||
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW | * [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (1) | ||
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW | * [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (6) | ||
*''[[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast/Wraith hybrid]]'' (14) | * ''[[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast/Wraith hybrid]]'' (14) | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (3) | * [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (3) | ||
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (7) | * [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (7) | ||
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (9) | * [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (9) | ||
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW | * [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] (13) | ||
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (14) | * [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (14) | ||
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (15) | * [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (15) | ||
|h3=[[Solstar Order]]|c3= | |h3=[[Solstar Order]]|c3= | ||
*[[Sata]] (5) | * [[Sata]] (5) | ||
*[[Livia]] (8) | * [[Livia]] (8) | ||
*[[Rom]] (10) | * [[Rom]] (10) | ||
*[[Stardrive]] (12) | * [[Stardrive]] (12) | ||
|c4= | |c4= | ||
*Assorted [[Dire Wraith]]s (2) | * Assorted [[Dire Wraith]]s (2) | ||
*[[Vekktral]] (4) | * [[Vekktral]] (4) | ||
*[[Xetaxxis|Xetaxxans]] (11) | * [[Xetaxxis|Xetaxxans]] (11) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
===Continuity notes=== | ===Continuity notes=== | ||
*Vekktral calls Astrotrain "Startruck, | * Vekktral calls Astrotrain "Startruck", another instance of someone getting his name wrong; [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] called him "Spacebus" in [[Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|''Robots in Disguise'' #30]]. | ||
===Errors=== | |||
* On page 12, the Ï in "naïve" is not bolded like the rest of the word. | |||
===Other trivia=== | ===Other trivia=== | ||
*Blitzwing and Thrust were both weirdly absent from the two fronts on which the action was waged last issue, despite dialogue indicating that at least ''one'' of them was supposed to be part of Starscream, Dirge, and Ramjet's attack on the Space Knights. They remain missing from this issue until the Decepticons all gather on the last two pages, and even then, Blitzwing still only appears as a silhouetted jet mode high above the others on page 19; he's nowhere to be found on page 20. | * Blitzwing and Thrust were both weirdly absent from the two fronts on which the action was waged last issue, despite dialogue indicating that at least ''one'' of them was supposed to be part of Starscream, Dirge, and Ramjet's attack on the Space Knights. They remain missing from this issue until the Decepticons all gather on the last two pages, and even then, Blitzwing still only appears as a silhouetted jet mode high above the others on page 19; he's nowhere to be found on page 20. | ||
*Starscream refers to Sky Blast as "Blast Off, or whatever his name was". Now, it ''could'' just be a reference to the short-lived Autobot's catchphrase, but the "Roll Call" page of [[Shining Armor issue 2|issue #2]] did give the same erroneous name. Could the authors have made changes to Starscream's dialogue between issue #2 being released and issue #4 going to print...? | * Starscream refers to Sky Blast as "Blast Off, or whatever his name was". Now, it ''could'' just be a reference to the short-lived Autobot's catchphrase, but the "Roll Call" page of [[Shining Armor issue 2|issue #2]] did give the same erroneous name. Could the authors have made changes to Starscream's dialogue between issue #2 being released and issue #4 going to print...? | ||
===Covers (3)=== | ===Covers (3)=== | ||
*'''Cover A:''' Rom, Bumblebee, and Stardrive at the mercy of the Wraiths, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]] | * '''Cover A:''' Rom, Bumblebee, and Stardrive at the mercy of the Wraiths, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]] | ||
*'''Cover B:''' Ultra Magnus tastes Vekktral's magicks, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]] | * '''Cover B:''' Ultra Magnus tastes Vekktral's magicks, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]] | ||
*'''Cover C:''' Rom battles Vekktral as a fallen Bumblebee struggles to stand, by [[Fico Ossio]] and [[Joana Lafuente]] | * '''Cover C:''' Rom battles Vekktral as a fallen Bumblebee struggles to stand, by [[Fico Ossio]] and [[Joana Lafuente]] | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:RomvsTF4 cvrA.jpg| | File:RomvsTF4 cvrA.jpg|This is more wrong than ''[[Kiss Players (disambiguation)|Kiss Players]]''. | ||
File:RomvsTF4 cvrB.jpg| | File:RomvsTF4 cvrB.jpg|"Can't get you get outta my head!" | ||
File:RomvsTF4 cvrC.jpg| | File:RomvsTF4 cvrC.jpg|Bumblebee fell into a burning ring of fire. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:14, 4 September 2025
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | October 18, 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | October 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | John Barber and Christos Gage | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Alex Milne | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | Josh Perez | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Shawn Lee | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Carlos Guzman | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | 2005 IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Late 1830s or early 1840s | ||||||||||||
While Ultra Magnus risks his life, Stardrive tries making a deal with Starscream, and comes to blows with Bumblebee and her fellow Space Knights.
Synopsis
[edit]Ultra Magnus fights on bravely as wave after wave of Dire Wraiths swarm towards him; a hundred of the aliens fall before him, but thousands more remain, and Magnus is sure he is not going to survive. Astrotrain and Vekktral watch from a safe distance, the Decepticon a little taken aback by how many men Vekktral is happy to sacrifice in the name of subduing Magnus. Eventually, Magnus is brought down, pinned by the Wraith horde, whereupon Vekktral approaches him. Vekktral is a scientist as well as a master of Wraith magics, he explains, and from studying the calamitous fusion of Sky Blast and a Wraith, he has learned how to master and control the process of merging a Wraith with a Cybertronian. Vekktral extends his arm to touch Magnus's forehead, and Magnus screams...
Some distance away, Bumblebee and Sata are following Magnus's last command to escape. Sata insists they return to help Magnus, but Bee refuses, which only seems to confirm Sata's prejudices regarding Cybertronians as emotionless robots. An angry Bumblebee transforms to robot mode to give Sata a bit of a shake, telling her to knock off her bigotry and explaining that Magnus is risking his life to give them a chance to accomplish their mission—but as Sata points out, indicating the blaster fire and explosions on the horizon, it seems they have already failed, as the Decepticons have already reached the wreck of Orchid Crossing and the energon synthesizer within...
While Rom and Livia battle Dirge and Ramjet, Starscream and Stardrive continue their talk. Stardrive has offered the Decepticon the synthesizer in return for him taking the Wraiths with him when he leaves Xetaxxis, but Starscream has an additional suggestion: that Stardrive joins the Decepticons and comes with them as well. She refuses, unwilling to join forces with anyone who would call a Dire Wraith an ally; Starscream pleads innocence, claiming that he had no idea of the things the Wraiths were capable of, and how he is now scared of them as well. This bluff seems like it might be in danger of changing Stardrive's mind... until the tension of the moment is broken by Dirge suddenly crashing into Starscream from behind, having been shot down by the other Space Knights. Rom and Livia combine their firepower against Starscream, who is forced to use Dirge's unconscious body to shield himself against their fire. Dirge wakes-up mid-barrage, and Starscream transforms to aircraft mode to flee, carrying his comrade on his back.
Rom moves to pursue the Decepticons, but Livia proposes an alternative solution: rather than scour the entire planet of life, as she proposed earlier, they should blow up the energon synthesizer, simultaneously robbing the Decepticons of their prize and causing an explosion that will burn only half the planet—the half with the Wraiths on it. Stardrive objects wholeheartedly, and, exasperated, decides to cut ties with the knights and take the synthesizer away with her. They try to talk her into remaining, but she transforms to jet mode and takes off, daring them to take the synthesizer by force—a dare Livia is more than willing to accept, as she shoots Stardrive out of the sky with a single blast. Stardrive fights back, shifting to car mode and slamming into Livia—and unfortunately, that's the moment Bumblebee and Sata arrive, leading to them both getting the wrong end of the stick and attacking Stardrive. Bumblebee is quick to realize the error of his ways, though, and manages to pin Stardrive long enough to say sorry and explain he thought she had been possessed by a Wraith. When she learns that Magnus had probably died to give them all a chance at victory, Stardrive calms down; though she maintains that Livia's answer is wrong, she apologizes and agrees to work with everyone if they all agree that no more lives will be lost in vain.
Starscream and the other Decepticons, meanwhile, have been watching the fight from the skies above, having hoped the Autobots and Knights would destroy each other, and are disappointed to see them talk it out. Starscream grows impatient waiting on the backup Vekktral has promised, but as he grouses, a silhouette appears on the horizon—one that Bumblebee and the Knights spot as well, which Bee recognizes as Ultra Magnus. Alas, it is a monstrous, warped Ultra Magnus, possessed by Vekktral! As the Vekktral/Magnus hybrid opens fire, the native Xetaxxans cowering on the edges of the battlefield reveal that they too are Wraiths, lying in wait, and our heroes suddenly find themselves surrounded and facing life-threatening odds. As Vekktral vows to use this perfected Cybertronian fusion to conquer both the Solstar Order and the Galactic Council, the Decepticons descend from the sky to join Vekktral in finishing off their enemies. But Vekktral is not content to let the Decepticons leave with the energon synthesizer... and as one, the Wraiths all turn on the Decepticons, swarming over them and starting to possess them too!
Featured characters
[edit]Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks.
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Solstar Order | Others |
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Quotes
[edit]"He sounds like he's got a fusion cannon up his tailpipe... but you've convinced me that's part of his charm."
- —Starscream gives Stardrive his opinion on Rom
"One Star-Person to another.... what d'you say?"
- —Starscream invites Stardrive to join forces
"You've been waiting a long time to take that shot, Livia. I hope it was worth it!"
(Stardrive slams into Livia)
"You'll regret that... Cybertronian."
"I have a feeling I'm going to regret a lot... but not that."
- —Stardrive and Livia fight
"Sata—don't make me fight you. You won't win."
- —Stardrive
Notes
[edit]Continuity notes
[edit]- Vekktral calls Astrotrain "Startruck", another instance of someone getting his name wrong; Galvatron called him "Spacebus" in Robots in Disguise #30.
Errors
[edit]- On page 12, the Ï in "naïve" is not bolded like the rest of the word.
Other trivia
[edit]- Blitzwing and Thrust were both weirdly absent from the two fronts on which the action was waged last issue, despite dialogue indicating that at least one of them was supposed to be part of Starscream, Dirge, and Ramjet's attack on the Space Knights. They remain missing from this issue until the Decepticons all gather on the last two pages, and even then, Blitzwing still only appears as a silhouetted jet mode high above the others on page 19; he's nowhere to be found on page 20.
- Starscream refers to Sky Blast as "Blast Off, or whatever his name was". Now, it could just be a reference to the short-lived Autobot's catchphrase, but the "Roll Call" page of issue #2 did give the same erroneous name. Could the authors have made changes to Starscream's dialogue between issue #2 being released and issue #4 going to print...?
Covers (3)
[edit]- Cover A: Rom, Bumblebee, and Stardrive at the mercy of the Wraiths, by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
- Cover B: Ultra Magnus tastes Vekktral's magicks, by Nick Roche and Josh Burcham
- Cover C: Rom battles Vekktral as a fallen Bumblebee struggles to stand, by Fico Ossio and Joana Lafuente
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This is more wrong than Kiss Players. -
"Can't get you get outta my head!" -
Bumblebee fell into a burning ring of fire.
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