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'''Megatron violently arrives on Earth. Autobots begin construction of Autobot City, and the true reasons for The Great War are revealed. Dreamwave dies.'''
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|next=Unreleased Dreamwave issues
|image=G1 Vol.3 Issue10 1.jpg|caption=I swear to God, [[James McDonough|Brad]]!<br />I don't [[Pat Lee|have your money]]!
|title="The Route of All Evil"
|publisher=[[Dreamwave Productions]]
|date=[[December 1]], [[2004]]
|coverdate=December 2004
|story=[[James McDonough|Brad Mick]], [[Adam Patyk]]
|pencils=[[Don Figueroa]]
|inks=[[Elaine To]]
|colors=[[Espen Grundetjern]], [[Rob Ruffolo]]
|letters=[[Ben Lee]]
|continuity=[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave continuity]]
|chronology=[[Dreamwave timeline|Modern era]]
}}
'''Megatron violently arrives on Earth. Autobots begin construction of Autobot City, and the true reasons for the Great War are revealed... but then Dreamwave goes pear-shaped.'''


==Synopsis==
On a rainy [[Earth]] island, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] grills his soldiers, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], regarding their sloppy performance against [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Starscream introduces the team's new training partner: a restrained [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. The combat exercise begins, and Sky Lynx separates into his dual beast modes, easily besting the poorly performing Combaticons. With the exercise failed, Starscream reactivates the energy dampers installed on Sky Lynx. Unable to defeat Sky Lynx, the Combaticons have no hope against the newly arriving [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].
At the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon base]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] ignores Starscream's radio call for help, and having changed sides once again, is now loyal to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].


'''Writer:''' [[Brad Mick]]<br>
At the [[Pentagon]], [[Marissa Faireborn]] comes under pressure from [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|one of her superiors]] for the loss of the [[EDC Night Force Unit]]. Marissa defends her performance, making a point to mention dear, sweet [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. The Colonel disregards Marissa's crush and instructs her to reactivate [[Nathaniel Faireborn|her grandfather]]'s [[Project Centurion|Project: Centurion]]. Marissa objects, but Buster convinces her otherwise.
'''Pencils:''' [[Don Figueroa]]<br>
'''Inks:''' [[Elaine To]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Espen Grundetjern]] & [[Rob  Ruffolo]]<br>
'''Letters:''' [[Ben Lee]]<br>


* ''Characters (In order of appearance):'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Combaticons]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Rumble (G1)]], [[Frenzy (G1)]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] [[Marissa Faireborn]], [[Buster Witwicky]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Brawn (G1)]], ''{EDC-recovered'' [[Warpath]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]''},'' [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]*, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Dinobots (G1)|Dinobots]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Gnaw]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Twin Twist]], [[Topspin]], [[Quintessons]], [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] ''(* deactivated)''
[[Image:RouteofAllEvil Bruticus.jpg|left|250px|thumb|So the Planet Bruticus storyline leads to World War Bruticus and then...]]
* ''Original release date:'' December 1, 2004
In [[Alaska]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] bring Jazz's team of [[Autobot]]s to [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], who shows the Autobots to the future site of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], a massive establishment to house the Autobots on Earth. In the background, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] is aiding in the construction, showing the scale of the endeavor.
* ''Chronology:'' [[Dreamwave timeline#Ascension|Ascension]]
{{-}}
==Synopsis==
On a rainy [[Earth]] island, Starscream grills his soldiers, the [[Combaticon]]s, regarding their sloppy performance against [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Starscream introduces the team's new training partner: a restrained Sky Lynx. The combat exercise begins, and Sky Lynx separates into his duel beast modes, easily besting the poorly performing Combaticons. The exercise failed, Starscream reactivates the energy dampeners installed on Sky Lynx. Unable to defeat Sky Lynx, the Combaticons have no hope against the newly arriving Predaking.


At the [[Nemesis|Decepticon base]], Soundwave ignores Starscream's radio for help, and having changed sides once again, now loyal to Megatron.
The Combaticons fight valiantly against Predaking, combining into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Starscream tries to retreat, and Bruticus covers his commander's escape by crumpling Predaking's wings. The two titans lay into each other, but using spiked knuckles to rend metal, Predaking wastes Bruticus.


At [[wikipedia: The Pentagon|The Pentagon]], Marissa Faireborn comes under pressure from one of her superiors for the loss of the [[EDC]] Night Unit. Marissa defends her performance, making a point to mention dear, sweet Jazz. The Colonel disregards Marissa's crush and instructs her to reactivate [[Nathaniel Faireborn|her Grandfather's]] [[Project Centurion|Project: Centurion]]. Marissa objects, but Buster convinces her otherwise.
Starscream returns to base and comically slips on the floor. Soundwave, instead of helping, aims a familiar gun and fires a shot that blows through Starscream's torso. With Starscream leaking mech fluid, Megatron reveals himself. Even injured, Starscream is able to gloat about his knowledge of Megatron's plans involving the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. Megatron reveals that even [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] has been enslaved, and to level everybody's perspective, he explains how everything started.


[[Image:DWBruticus.jpg|left|thumb|250px|So the [[wikipedia:Planet Hulk|Planet Bruticus]] storyline leads to World War Bruticus and then...]]
[[Image:Fledglingcause.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Let's hope nobody in the crowd tosses a Ratbat on stage.]]
Millions of years ago and prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Megatron, a champion gladiator, noticed that the Cybertronian sports he was participating in were distracting the public from the [[Council of Ancients]]' forbidding the Transformers from accessing the more ancient areas of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Investigating the purpose of this, he ignored the restrictions and ventured deep into the planet.


In Alaska, Brawn and Ratchet bring Jazz's team of Autobots to Prowl, who shows the Autobots to the future site of [[Autobot City]], a massive (permanent?) establishment to house the Autobots on Earth. In the background, Omega Supreme is aiding in the construction, showing the scale of the endeavor.
There, he found the ruins of a long-lost era of [[Transformer]]s, and from within he recovered [[Golden Disk (ancient)|an artifact]] and evidence that the recorded origin of the species was a myth placed to cover the truth that the Council of Ancients were corrupted by the [[Quintesson]]s. Returning to his home, Megatron fought off an attempt on his life sent by the Council to silence his revelation; this act of aggression led Megatron towards the formulation of [[Decepticon|his army]].


The Combaticons fight valiantly against Predaking, combining into Bruticus. Starscream tries to retreat, and Bruticus covers his commander's escape by crumpling Predaking's wings. The two titans lay into each other, but using spiked knuckles to rend metal, Predaking wastes Bruticus (like downloading the classic movie ''[[wikipedia:Hackers (film)|Hackers]]'' wastes bandwidth).
[[Image:Sixshotg1dw.jpg|left|180px|thumb|I see a little silhouette of a man.]]
On Cybertron, [[Sixshot (G1)|a familiar shadow]] discovers [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]'s head.


Starscream returns to base and comically, slips on the floor. Soundwave, instead of helping, aims a familiar gun and fires a shot that blows through Starscream's torso. With Starscream leaking mech fluid, Megatron reveals himself. Even injured, Starscream is able to gloat about his knowledge of Megatron's plans involving the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. Megatron reveals that even Shockwave has been enslaved, and to level everybody's perspective, he explains how everything started.
As Megatron finishes his revelation, Starscream mentions [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Megatron knew of Sunstorm, and a prophecy that matches Sunstorm's M.O. With more questions, the two turn to answers from Sunstorm's creator, Shockwave.


[[Image:Fledglingcause.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Let's hope nobody in the crowd tosses a [[Ratbat]] on stage.]]
In the "Handle" of the [[Autobase]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] appoints [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to establish a moon base facility. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] is disappointed to be put on security, jealous that [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] is free to get to know [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. Observing the appointments through the eyes of a spy, the [[Quintesson]]s ready [[Female Autobots|their extraction team]].


Millions of years ago and prior to the Great War, Megatron, a champion gladiator, noticed that the Cybertronian sports he was participating in were distracting the public from the [[Council of Ancients]]' forbidding the Transformers from accessing the more ancient areas of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Investigating the purpose of this, he ignores the restrictions and ventures deep into the planet.
{{--}}


There, he finds the ruins of a long-lost era of Transformers, and from within he recovers [[Golden Disc|an artifact]] and evidence that the recorded origin of the species was a myth placed to cover the truth that the Council of Ancients were corrupted by the Quintessons. Returning to his home, Megatron fights off an attempt on his life sent by the Council to silence his revelation{{m-}}this act of aggression leads Megatron towards the formulation of [[Decepticon|his army]].
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (7)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (17)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (18)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (19)
*[[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (20)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (21)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (22)
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (23)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (24)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (25)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (26)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (27)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (28)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (29)
*? (30)
*[[Gravitas]] (35)
*[[Kudon]] (36)
*[[Vraz]] (37)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (44)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (45)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (46)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (47)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (48)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (49)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (50)
*[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] (51)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (52)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (53)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (54)
*[[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] (55)
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (56)
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (58)
|c2=
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (1)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (2)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (3)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (4)
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (5)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (6)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (8)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (9)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (10)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (11)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (31)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (32)
*[[Air Warrior]] (33)
*[[Cy-Kill (G1)|Cy-Kill]] (34)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (40)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (41)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (42)
*[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (43)


[[Image:Sixshotg1dw.jpg|left|thumb|I see a little silhouette of a man.]]On Cybertron, a familiar shadow recovers Blitzwing's head.
|c3=
As Megatron finishes his revelation, Starscream mentions Sunstorm. Megatron knew of Sunstorm, and a prophecy that matches Sunstorm's M.O. With more questions, the two turn to answers from Sunstorm's creator, Shockwave.
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (13)
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (14)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (15)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (16)
|c4=
*[[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] (statue, 38)
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] (39)
*[[Quintesson]]s (57)
}}


In the "Handle" of the [[Autobase]], Ultra Magnus appoints Kup and the Dinobots to establish a moon base facility. Hot Rod is disappointed to be put on security, jealous that Springer is free to get to know Arcee. Observing the appointments through the eyes of a spy, the Quintessons ready their [[Female Transformers|extraction team.]]
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Colonel Witwicky is clearly [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who in the [[Lost and Found (issue)|previous issue]] was mentioned by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] to have joined the military. Look, you can see a picture of presumably Spike and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] (RIP) on his desk. Naturally, he's pissed at the Transformers for the death of his father in the ''[[Ark II]]'' explosion.
*Autobot City is clearly going to be [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], as some of the Autobots working on the construction are looking at a holographic schematic of Metroplex.
*In his flashback, Megatron sports his design from ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'', with a few extra paint apps.
*The shadow recovering Blitzwing belongs to [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], who was last seen as a tank that the Dinobots hijacked from [[Octane]] in [[Cold War (issue)|issue #3]].


{{-}}
===Transformers references===
[[Image:DaiAtlas cameo.jpg|right|165px|thumb|Atlas Comics.]]
*Starscream's reference to the Combaticons' rebirth on an island is a nod to the episode "[[Starscream's Brigade]]".
*Colonel Witwicky's computer displays an [[Exosuit]] as Spike and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] wore in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Art from unpublished issues revealed a large number of these suits developed.
*The two giants (statues? deactivated Transformers?) are [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Japanese ''Generation 1'' franchise]].
*Between them, Dai Atlas and Deathsaurus hold a [[Golden Disk (ancient)|Golden Disk]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].


==Notes of interest==
===Real-life references===
* Starscream's reference to the Combaticons' rebirth on an island is a nod to the episode "[[Starscream's Brigade]]".
*In his flashback, Megatron is shown defeating [[Cy-Kill (G1)|Cy-Kill]], leader of the [[Renegade]]s in the ''[[gbwiki:Challenge of the GoBots (cartoon)|Challenge of the GoBots]]'' cartoon.
* Colonel Witwicky is clearly [[Buster Witwicky]], who in the [[Lost and Found|previous issue]] was mentioned by [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] to have joined the military. Look, you can see a picture of presumably Spike and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] (RIP) on his desk. Naturally, he's pissed at the Transformers for the death of his father in the ''[[Ark II]]'' explosion.
* ''Project Centurion'': Colonel Witwicky's computer displays an [[Exosuit]] as Spike and [[Daniel Witwicky]] wore in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Art from unpublished issues revealed a large number of these suits developed.
* Autobot City is clearly going to be [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], as some of the Autobots working on the construction are looking at a holographic schematic of Metroplex.
* Starscream believes Megatron has plans for the Matrix? Does the Matrix have some connection to that big [[Original Sin|glowing purple goo pit thing]]? Sure.


[[Image:DaiAtlas_cameo.jpg|right|thumb|165px|[[Dai Atlas|Atlas]] Comics.]]
===Errors===
*The "Next issue" blurb on the "Prime Transmissions page", the teaser image for next month is the cover to #10 instead of #11.


[[Image:Megatrong1gladiator.jpg|right|thumb|150px|How come all the other issues didn't have so many panel scans on this wiki?]]
===Other trivia===
*On the "Prime Transmissions" page, reader mail is answered by Copy Editor [[Matthew Hansen|Matt Hansen]].
*The "[[Wavelengths]]" page has a column from the desk of [[Ernst Dabel]].
*The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] are drawn to be incredibly HUGE. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] is as tall as [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]'s waist and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]'s knee. [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] is roughly the size of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s hand (hmmmmmmmm). [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] is the only non-Dinobot in the room that is not dwarfed by them.
*It's not clear whether or not the Combaticons survived this battle. However the damage done to Bruticus seems like it would be pretty fatal for at least one or two of the Combaticons.
*This issue set up numerous interesting plotlines involving the [[Female Autobots]], Shockwave's experiments, Sunstorm's relation to the ''Covenant of Primus'', Megatron and Earth's connection to Cybertron... And then the company fell through.


* Megatron's flashback:
===Covers(1)===
** Hey, that's Megatron's design from ''[[The War Within]]'', with a few extra paint apps.
*'''Regular Cover:''' Megatron threatens Starscream, line-art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[Espen Grundetjern]]
** In gladiatorial combat, Megatron is defeating [[Cy-Kill]], as he would do again in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Megatron Origin]]''.
<gallery>
** Hey, a [[Golden Disc]]{{m-}}possibly the third one to be introduced into the continuity, not including the two from ''[[Beast Wars]]''.
File:G1 Vol.3 Issue10 1.jpg
** The two giants (statues? deactivated Transformers?) are [[Dai Atlas]] and [[Deathsaurus]], from the Japanese lines.
</gallery>
** Weird that the last (chronologically) issue that [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ever published has a flashback leading into [[The War Within|the very first]].
* The shadow recovering Blitzwing belongs to [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], who was last seen as a tank that the Dinobots hijacked from [[Octane]].
* [[Female Transformers|Chicas]]!
* On the "Prime Transmissions" page, reader mail is answered by Copy Editor [[Matt Hansen]].
* The "Next issue" blurb on the "Prime Transmissions page", the teaser image for next month is the cover to #10 instead of #11.
* The "Wavelengths" page has a column from the desk of [[Ernst Dabel]].
* The [[Dinobots]] are drawn to be incredibly HUGE. [[Kup]] is as tall as [[Swoop]]'s waist and [[Snarl]]'s knee. [[Wheelie]] is roughly the size of [[Grimlock]]'s hand (hmmmmmmmm). [[Ultra Magnus]] is the only non-Dinbot in the room that is not dwarfed by them.


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« The Transformers:
Generation One Volume 3 #10 		»

I swear to God, Brad!
I don't have your money!
"The Route of All Evil"
Publisher Dreamwave Productions
First published December 1, 2004
Cover date December 2004
Story Brad Mick, Adam Patyk
Pencils Don Figueroa
Inks Elaine To
Colors Espen Grundetjern, Rob Ruffolo
Letters Ben Lee
Continuity Dreamwave continuity
Chronology Modern era

Megatron violently arrives on Earth. Autobots begin construction of Autobot City, and the true reasons for the Great War are revealed... but then Dreamwave goes pear-shaped.

Synopsis

[edit]

On a rainy Earth island, Starscream grills his soldiers, the Combaticons, regarding their sloppy performance against Sunstorm. Starscream introduces the team's new training partner: a restrained Sky Lynx. The combat exercise begins, and Sky Lynx separates into his dual beast modes, easily besting the poorly performing Combaticons. With the exercise failed, Starscream reactivates the energy dampers installed on Sky Lynx. Unable to defeat Sky Lynx, the Combaticons have no hope against the newly arriving Predaking.

At the Decepticon base, Soundwave ignores Starscream's radio call for help, and having changed sides once again, is now loyal to Megatron.

At the Pentagon, Marissa Faireborn comes under pressure from one of her superiors for the loss of the EDC Night Force Unit. Marissa defends her performance, making a point to mention dear, sweet Jazz. The Colonel disregards Marissa's crush and instructs her to reactivate her grandfather's Project: Centurion. Marissa objects, but Buster convinces her otherwise.

So the Planet Bruticus storyline leads to World War Bruticus and then...

In Alaska, Brawn and Ratchet bring Jazz's team of Autobots to Prowl, who shows the Autobots to the future site of Autobot City, a massive establishment to house the Autobots on Earth. In the background, Omega Supreme is aiding in the construction, showing the scale of the endeavor.

The Combaticons fight valiantly against Predaking, combining into Bruticus. Starscream tries to retreat, and Bruticus covers his commander's escape by crumpling Predaking's wings. The two titans lay into each other, but using spiked knuckles to rend metal, Predaking wastes Bruticus.

Starscream returns to base and comically slips on the floor. Soundwave, instead of helping, aims a familiar gun and fires a shot that blows through Starscream's torso. With Starscream leaking mech fluid, Megatron reveals himself. Even injured, Starscream is able to gloat about his knowledge of Megatron's plans involving the Matrix. Megatron reveals that even Shockwave has been enslaved, and to level everybody's perspective, he explains how everything started.

Let's hope nobody in the crowd tosses a Ratbat on stage.

Millions of years ago and prior to the Great War, Megatron, a champion gladiator, noticed that the Cybertronian sports he was participating in were distracting the public from the Council of Ancients' forbidding the Transformers from accessing the more ancient areas of Cybertron. Investigating the purpose of this, he ignored the restrictions and ventured deep into the planet.

There, he found the ruins of a long-lost era of Transformers, and from within he recovered an artifact and evidence that the recorded origin of the species was a myth placed to cover the truth that the Council of Ancients were corrupted by the Quintessons. Returning to his home, Megatron fought off an attempt on his life sent by the Council to silence his revelation; this act of aggression led Megatron towards the formulation of his army.

I see a little silhouette of a man.

On Cybertron, a familiar shadow discovers Blitzwing's head.

As Megatron finishes his revelation, Starscream mentions Sunstorm. Megatron knew of Sunstorm, and a prophecy that matches Sunstorm's M.O. With more questions, the two turn to answers from Sunstorm's creator, Shockwave.

In the "Handle" of the Autobase, Ultra Magnus appoints Kup and the Dinobots to establish a moon base facility. Hot Rod is disappointed to be put on security, jealous that Springer is free to get to know Arcee. Observing the appointments through the eyes of a spy, the Quintessons ready their extraction team.

[edit]

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans Others

Notes

[edit]

Continuity notes

[edit]
  • Colonel Witwicky is clearly Buster Witwicky, who in the previous issue was mentioned by Spike to have joined the military. Look, you can see a picture of presumably Spike and Sparkplug (RIP) on his desk. Naturally, he's pissed at the Transformers for the death of his father in the Ark II explosion.
  • Autobot City is clearly going to be Metroplex, as some of the Autobots working on the construction are looking at a holographic schematic of Metroplex.
  • In his flashback, Megatron sports his design from The War Within, with a few extra paint apps.
  • The shadow recovering Blitzwing belongs to Sixshot, who was last seen as a tank that the Dinobots hijacked from Octane in issue #3.

Transformers references

[edit]
Atlas Comics.

Real-life references

[edit]

Errors

[edit]
  • The "Next issue" blurb on the "Prime Transmissions page", the teaser image for next month is the cover to #10 instead of #11.

Other trivia

[edit]
  • On the "Prime Transmissions" page, reader mail is answered by Copy Editor Matt Hansen.
  • The "Wavelengths" page has a column from the desk of Ernst Dabel.
  • The Dinobots are drawn to be incredibly HUGE. Kup is as tall as Swoop's waist and Snarl's knee. Wheelie is roughly the size of Grimlock's hand (hmmmmmmmm). Ultra Magnus is the only non-Dinobot in the room that is not dwarfed by them.
  • It's not clear whether or not the Combaticons survived this battle. However the damage done to Bruticus seems like it would be pretty fatal for at least one or two of the Combaticons.
  • This issue set up numerous interesting plotlines involving the Female Autobots, Shockwave's experiments, Sunstorm's relation to the Covenant of Primus, Megatron and Earth's connection to Cybertron... And then the company fell through.

Covers(1)

[edit]

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Reprints

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  • This issue, along with the rest of Volume 3 was never reprinted or collected due to the bankruptcy of Dreamwave. Various attempts by IDW Publishing and Hachette to reprint this material have also failed due to the creators never getting paid. In fact Hachette had to adjust the content of their Definitive G1 Collection due to these issues.
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