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[[Image:Escalation_4a.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Brains!]]
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'''As the Decepticons raise global tensions, the Autobots deploy to stop them. Meanwhile, the search for Sunstreaker and Hunter continues'''
|prev=Escalation issue 3
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|next=Escalation issue 5
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== Synopsis ==
|caption=Brains!
Hunter O'Nion is in a strange medical facility surrounded by personnel but he quickly passes out.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 28]], [[2007]]
|coverdate=February 2007
|story by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[Zac Atkinson (colorist)|Zac Atkinson]]
|letters by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)|Dan Taylor]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Escalation]]
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'''As the Decepticons raise global tensions, the Autobots deploy to stop them. Meanwhile, the search for Sunstreaker and Hunter continues.'''


At an auto-parts store in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Ironhide and Ratchet observe that the store has sophisticated scanners that could detect their [[holo-matter]] drivers. Logically, Verity and Jimmy can sneak in as they are organic (how convenient).
==Synopsis==
[[Hunter O'Nion]] is alive, and in a strange medical facility surrounded by masked medical personnel. Something is injected into his IV bag, and the last words he hears are "Prep him for surgery", before he loses consciousness.


The [[Decepticon]]s have discovered the [[Autobot]]s in [[Brasnya]], and Blitzwing is camouflaged and in prime position to take a shot at Optimus Prime.  Megatron gives the go ahead, but as he's about to fire, Roller (controlled by Prime) takes Blitzwing out with a cannon blast.  Megatron gives the order for Georgi Koska to self terminate and the other Autobots scramble to preserve him for study. Skywarp and Astrotrain attack the Autobots but the arrival of Hardhead and Hot Rod help even the odds. Prime prepares to face down Megatron.
Outside [[Idea & Design Works Custom Wheels]] in [[Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]], [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], [[Jimmy Pink]], [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], and [[Verity Carlo]] conclude that the store's sophisticated security system indicates it is more than it appears to be. To avoid detection, Verity and Jimmy insist that they go inside, since the security system might detect the [[Autobot]]s' [[holomatter]] drivers. Ironhide agrees reluctantly.


At the auto shop, Verity and Jimmy poke around for information but set off a booby trap.
In [[Brasnya]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] is camouflaged and in the perfect position to take a shot at [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Just before he fires, [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], controlled by Prime, takes Blitzwing out with a cannon blast; he'd been tracking the [[Decepticon]] from his [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]].


==Credits==
The [[facsimile construct|facsimile]] [[Georgi Koska]] drives onto the scene with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] still in his [[alternate mode]] as a hand gun; the two of them are attacked by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]], and [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]]. Megatron gives the order for Koska to self-terminate as the other Autobots scramble to preserve him for study. [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] appear and attack the Autobots just as [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] arrive on scene via [[orbital jump]] to help. Seeking termination, the Koska facsimile limps toward the enemy line.
'''Script:''' [[Simon Furman]]<br>
'''Art:''' [[E. J. Su]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Zac Atkinson]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Neil Uyetake]]<br>
'''Editors:''' [[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor]]<br>
* ''Originally published:'' February 28, 2007
* ''Continuity:'' [[IDW continuity]]


===Featured characters===
Verity and Jimmy are inside the auto parts store and nose around. Verity discovers a secret door behind a shelf which the two of them manage to open. What's inside?
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
 
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
As Brasnyan troops watch in surprise and confusion, the Autobots have their hands full with Skywarp and Astrotrain, then get some help in the form of Hardhead. With that added firepower, Prowl is only seconds away from capturing Koska, but an impatient Hot Rod gets in his way, and the two tumble out of control. Meanwhile, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] reports to Optimus Prime that all transmissions in the area have gone dead. Prime has bigger fish to fry; Megatron has just transformed and landed right in front of him.
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
 
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
In Indiana, the secret entrance leads Jimmy and Verity to a large workshop filled with advanced tools that Jimmy doesn't recognize. Jimmy sifts through the trash for clues, while Verity starts searching a computer and desk, where a business card catches her eye. Without warning, the door locks and the vents start pumping a gas into the room. The two humans are overcome and fall to the floor. On the computer screen, a timer starts ticking down.
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
 
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
10:00...9:59...9:58...
|-
 
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
==Featured characters==
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (6)
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] (2)
* [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (5)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] (8)
* [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (9)
* [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] (10)
* [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] (11)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (16)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (16)
* [[Hot Rod]] (17)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] (17)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (2)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (20)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (10)
|c2=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (7)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (9)
* [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (13)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (5)
* [[Roller]] (11)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (8)
 
| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (14)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (14)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (7)
* [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] (15)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (13)
|c3=
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (15)
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (1)
 
| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" | '''Regulars'''
* [[Verity Carlo]] (3)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (3)
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (1)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (4)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (4)
 
* [[Todorof]] (18)
'''Guests'''
* [[Breski]] (19)
* [[Breski]] (19)
|h4=[[Facsimile construct|Facsimilies]]|c4=
* [[Georgi Koska]] (12)
* [[Georgi Koska]] (12)
* [[Todorof]] (18)
}}
 
==Quotes==
"We '''appear''' to have an American '''F-22 Raptor''', being shot at by some kind of rally vehicle. And a police patrol car, also American... under attack from a '''space shuttle?'''"
:— '''Captain Todorof''' observes the battle. Robots in disguise, folks!
 
==Notes==
===Transformers references===
* When Verity and Jimmy are searching the auto shop, a [[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|''Binaltech'']]-brand air filter and "[[Cybertron (planet)|Seibertron]] Car Show" pamphlets can be seen on the shelves.
* The word "[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]" can be seen on the book by Verity's hand as she sets off the trap.


| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |
===Real-life references===
|}
* The above references strangely make much more sense once you realize the auto shop's name is the "[[IDW Publishing|Idea and Design Works]] Custom Wheels". Could IDW be a front for the [[Machination]]? Maybe they just share the same secret hideaway.
{{-}}
* Ironhide and company undertake their investigation in Fort Wayne, Indiana.


== Errors ==
===Errors===
* None yet identified.
* [[Brasnya]] is [[Escalation issue 3|still]] identified as a "[[Soviet Union|soviet]] state". This will change starting with the [[Escalation issue 5|next issue]].


== Items of note ==
===Other trivia===
* The "Decepticomments" section did '''not''' answer readers' mail but did have an ad for the [[Prime Directives|Movie Prequel]] comic.
* The "Decepticomments" section did '''not''' answer readers' mail but did have an ad for the [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|movie prequel]] comic.
* When Verity and Jimmy are searching the auto shop, a [[Binaltech]]-brand air filter and "[[Cybertron (planet)|Seibertron]] Car Show" pamphlets can be seen on the shelves.
* The word "[[Takara]]" can be seen on the book by Verity's hand as she sets off the trap.
* The above references strangely make much more sense once you realize the auto shop's name is called the "[[IDW Publishing|Idea and Design Works]] Custom Wheels". Could IDW be a front for the [[Machination]]? Maybe they just share the same secret hideaway.


===Covers (3)===
===Covers (3)===
[[Image:Escalation_4b.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Check out my guns...I mean, GUN.]]
* '''Cover A:''' Astrotrain vs Hardhead; art by [[E. J. Su]]. The cover was also reused for the TPB.
* '''Cover A''': Astrotrain vs Hardhead by [[E. J. Su]]
* '''Cover B:''' Optimus Prime; art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]].
* '''Cover B''': Optimus Prime by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]
* '''Cover RI:''' cover A, uncolored
* '''Cover RI''': cover A, uncolored
 
<gallery>
File:Escalation 4a.jpg|Cover A
File:Escalation 4b.jpg|Check out my guns...I mean, GUN.
File:Escalation 4ria.jpg|Cover RI-A
</gallery>


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Latest revision as of 23:53, 20 April 2023

« The Transformers: Escalation #4 »

Brains!
Publisher IDW Publishing
First published February 28, 2007
Cover date February 2007
Story by Simon Furman
Art by E. J. Su
Colors by Zac Atkinson
Letters by Neil Uyetake
Edits by Chris Ryall & Dan Taylor
Continuity 2005 IDW continuity
Chronology Escalation

As the Decepticons raise global tensions, the Autobots deploy to stop them. Meanwhile, the search for Sunstreaker and Hunter continues.

Synopsis

[edit]

Hunter O'Nion is alive, and in a strange medical facility surrounded by masked medical personnel. Something is injected into his IV bag, and the last words he hears are "Prep him for surgery", before he loses consciousness.

Outside Idea & Design Works Custom Wheels in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Ironhide, Jimmy Pink, Ratchet, and Verity Carlo conclude that the store's sophisticated security system indicates it is more than it appears to be. To avoid detection, Verity and Jimmy insist that they go inside, since the security system might detect the Autobots' holomatter drivers. Ironhide agrees reluctantly.

In Brasnya, Blitzwing is camouflaged and in the perfect position to take a shot at Optimus Prime. Just before he fires, Roller, controlled by Prime, takes Blitzwing out with a cannon blast; he'd been tracking the Decepticon from his Combat Deck.

The facsimile Georgi Koska drives onto the scene with Megatron still in his alternate mode as a hand gun; the two of them are attacked by Prowl, Wheeljack, and Jazz. Megatron gives the order for Koska to self-terminate as the other Autobots scramble to preserve him for study. Skywarp and Astrotrain appear and attack the Autobots just as Hardhead and Hot Rod arrive on scene via orbital jump to help. Seeking termination, the Koska facsimile limps toward the enemy line.

Verity and Jimmy are inside the auto parts store and nose around. Verity discovers a secret door behind a shelf which the two of them manage to open. What's inside?

As Brasnyan troops watch in surprise and confusion, the Autobots have their hands full with Skywarp and Astrotrain, then get some help in the form of Hardhead. With that added firepower, Prowl is only seconds away from capturing Koska, but an impatient Hot Rod gets in his way, and the two tumble out of control. Meanwhile, Nightbeat reports to Optimus Prime that all transmissions in the area have gone dead. Prime has bigger fish to fry; Megatron has just transformed and landed right in front of him.

In Indiana, the secret entrance leads Jimmy and Verity to a large workshop filled with advanced tools that Jimmy doesn't recognize. Jimmy sifts through the trash for clues, while Verity starts searching a computer and desk, where a business card catches her eye. Without warning, the door locks and the vents start pumping a gas into the room. The two humans are overcome and fall to the floor. On the computer screen, a timer starts ticking down.

10:00...9:59...9:58...

[edit]

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans Facsimilies

Quotes

[edit]

"We appear to have an American F-22 Raptor, being shot at by some kind of rally vehicle. And a police patrol car, also American... under attack from a space shuttle?"

— Captain Todorof observes the battle. Robots in disguise, folks!

Notes

[edit]

Transformers references

[edit]
  • When Verity and Jimmy are searching the auto shop, a Binaltech-brand air filter and "Seibertron Car Show" pamphlets can be seen on the shelves.
  • The word "Takara" can be seen on the book by Verity's hand as she sets off the trap.

Real-life references

[edit]
  • The above references strangely make much more sense once you realize the auto shop's name is the "Idea and Design Works Custom Wheels". Could IDW be a front for the Machination? Maybe they just share the same secret hideaway.
  • Ironhide and company undertake their investigation in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Errors

[edit]

Other trivia

[edit]
  • The "Decepticomments" section did not answer readers' mail but did have an ad for the movie prequel comic.

Covers (3)

[edit]
  • Cover A: Astrotrain vs Hardhead; art by E. J. Su. The cover was also reused for the TPB.
  • Cover B: Optimus Prime; art by Klaus Scherwinski.
  • Cover RI: cover A, uncolored
  • Cover A
    Cover A
  • Check out my guns...I mean, GUN.
    Check out my guns...I mean, GUN.
  • Cover RI-A
    Cover RI-A

Advertisements

[edit]

Reprints

[edit]

In addition to collections of the full series.

  • N/A
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