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|story by=[[Simon Furman]] | |story by=[[Simon Furman]] | ||
|art by=[[E. J. Su]] | |art by=[[E. J. Su]] | ||
|colors by=[[Zac Atkinson]] | |colors by=[[Zac Atkinson (colorist)|Zac Atkinson]] | ||
|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]] | |letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]] | ||
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor]] | |edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)|Dan Taylor]] | ||
|continuity=[[IDW continuity]] | |continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]] | ||
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Escalation]] | |chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Escalation]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''If Optimus Prime could not defeat Megatron... [[Furmanism|what chance, then, do the Autobots have]]?''' | '''If Optimus Prime could not defeat Megatron... [[Furmanism|what chance, then, do the Autobots have]]?''' | ||
== Synopsis == | ==Synopsis== | ||
In [[Brasnya]], Megatron ( | [[File:Escalation6 Prowl MYTURF.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|Prowls gonna Prowl.]] | ||
In [[Brasnya]], [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] gloats over [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s dead body and orders the [[Autobot]]s to kneel before him. Furious, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] instead attack him but accomplish nothing thanks to Megatron's enhanced [[Ore-13]] power. Elsewhere on the battlefield, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] wants to join the others in attacking Megatron but [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] orders him to stay with [[Georgi Koska]] and wait for [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to teleport them back to the ship. Prowl joins the battle himself, hoping Prime isn't really dead. Prime is indeed alive, having downloaded his mind into his [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]] module. While in this transition, known as [[infraspace]], Prime has a strange vision of an [[Nova Prime|unidentified Transformer]] calling out his name. | |||
In [[Fort Wayne]], Ironhide and Ratchet attempt to rescue Verity and Jimmy. Ratchet cuts a hole while Ironhide's [[holomatter]] driver grows in size and lifts them up through it. Ratchet clears the shop just as the countdown reaches zero and the building explodes, but Ironhide is not as lucky. Clutched in Verity's hand is the [[Machination]]'s calling card. | In [[Fort Wayne]], [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] attempt to rescue [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]]. Ratchet cuts a hole while Ironhide's [[holomatter]] driver grows in size and lifts them up through it. Ratchet clears the shop just as the countdown reaches zero and the building explodes, but Ironhide is not as lucky. Clutched in Verity's hand is the [[Machination]]'s calling card. | ||
In Brasnya, Hot Rod and the facsimile are attacked by Skywarp and Thundercracker before Nightbeat can beam them out. A disembodied Prime contacts the Autobots and explains the weakness of Ore-13, having experienced it while battling [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Prime reconnects with his battered body and blasts Megatron in the head at point blank range, wearing out his Ore-13 instantly and causing his retreat. Unfortunately, the [[facsimile]] was destroyed by the Decepticons' attack and Hot Rod was badly damaged. | In Brasnya, Hot Rod and the facsimile are attacked by [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] before Nightbeat can beam them out. A disembodied Optimus Prime contacts the Autobots and explains the weakness of Ore-13, having experienced it while battling [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Prime reconnects with his battered body and blasts Megatron in the head at point blank range, wearing out his Ore-13 instantly and causing his retreat. Unfortunately, the [[facsimile construct|facsimile]] was destroyed by the Decepticons' attack and Hot Rod was badly damaged. | ||
In Machination's headquarters, Dante brings Hunter to | [[File:Devastation6 cassettes captured.jpg|thumb|left|"Our water tank escape act would have been a hit if SOME scaredy-cat wasn't afraid of getting wet."]] | ||
In the Machination's headquarters, [[Abraham Dante]] brings [[Hunter O'Nion]] to his [[Scorponok (G1)|Transformer co-conspirator]] and explains that [[Headmaster (technology)|the procedure]] is now a success. Hunter's purpose is now served, and Dante ponders if perhaps he could be part of their New World Order, which involves several headless [[Sunstreaker clone]]s. | |||
In [[Washington D.C.]], [[Skywatch]] leader [[Joshua Red]] learns of the Brasnya incident and while the archaeological dig at [[Eureka]] won't net anything useful for the moment, the long captured and chained up Ravage and Laserbeak are ready and raving to go. | In [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Skywatch]] leader [[Joshua Red]] learns of the Brasnya incident and while the archaeological dig at [[Eureka]] won't net anything useful for the moment, the long captured and chained up [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are ready and raving to go. | ||
At the Decepticon base, an angry Megatron declares that if Prime wishes to summon reinforcements, then he will as well. Wasting no time, Megatron orders Astrotrain to summon Sixshot. Astrotrain panics upon hearing this, saying that it's not the proper phase for his level of devastation to be used on a world, but Megatron refuses to budge. Observing the exchange on [[Mumu-Obscura]], the [[ | At the Decepticon base, an angry Megatron declares that if Optimus Prime wishes to summon reinforcements, then he will as well. Wasting no time, Megatron orders [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to summon [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Astrotrain panics upon hearing this, saying that it's not the proper [[Infiltration protocol|phase]] for his level of devastation to be used on a world, but Megatron refuses to budge. Observing the exchange on [[Mumu-Obscura]], the [[Reaper]]s prepare to follow him to [[Earth]]... to devastate whatever is left in Sixshot's wake. | ||
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==Featured characters== | |||
== Featured characters == | |||
{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
|c1= | |c1= | ||
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2) | * [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2) | ||
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (3) | * [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (3) | ||
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (4) | * [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] (4) | ||
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (5) | * [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] (5) | ||
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (6) | * [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (6) | ||
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (7) | * [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] (7) | ||
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10) | * [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (10) | ||
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (11) | * [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] (11) | ||
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] ( | * [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (14) | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1) | * [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (1) | ||
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] ( | * [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] (15) | ||
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] ( | * [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] (16) | ||
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] ( | * [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (19) | ||
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] ( | * [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] (22) | ||
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] ( | * [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (23) | ||
* [[Sixshot]] ( | * [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (24) | ||
* [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (25) | |||
|c3= | |c3= | ||
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (12) | * [[Jimmy Pink]] (12) | ||
* [[Verity Carlo]] (13) | * [[Verity Carlo]] (13) | ||
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (17) | * [[Hunter O'Nion]] (17) | ||
* [[Abraham Dante]] (18) | * [[Abraham Dante]] (18) | ||
* [[Joshua Red]] ( | * [[Joshua Red]] (21) | ||
|c4= | |c4= | ||
* [[Nova Prime| | * [[Georgi Koska]] (8) | ||
* [[ | * [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] (9) | ||
* | * [[Sunstreaker clone]]s (20) | ||
* [[Deathbringer (IDW)|Deathbringer]] (26) | |||
* [[Klaxa]] (27) | |||
* Other [[Reaper]]s (28) | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
"Unfortunately, Megatron, the power you have harvested...comes at a price!" | "Unfortunately, Megatron, the power you have harvested...comes at a price!" | ||
:—'''Optimus Prime''' shows Megatron the weakness of the latest EI/AD. | |||
:—''' | "I did not invite debate. Let there be...[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]!" | ||
:—'''Megatron''' summons Sixshot... and sets up the next series. | |||
==Notes== | |||
===Continuity notes=== | |||
* Followups on many of the ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' issues are touched on in this issue: | |||
** Ravage and Laserbeak from "[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]". | |||
** The archaeological dig from "[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]". | |||
** Sixshot and the Reapers from "[[Spotlight: Sixshot]]". | |||
** The [[Nova Prime|mysterious Transformer in infraspace]] is later identified in "[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]". | |||
" | ===Transformers references=== | ||
* On the shelves near Ironhide is a box labeled "[[Fandom|Transfans]]". | |||
* The word "[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]" is atop the screen in Prime's trailer. | |||
* Nightbeat's computer console sports the words "[[AllSpark|All Spark]]" on it in one scene. | |||
===Real-life references=== | |||
* Ironhide and Ratchet's saga continues to unfold in Fort Wayne, Indiana; we check in with the Machination in Tampa, Florida, and Skywatch in Washington, DC. | |||
* Megatron's line "I did not invite debate" - in the context of an underling being shocked by his plan to invite a super-killer - closely mimics a sequence in [[Marvel Comics]]' ''{{w|Born Again (comics)|Daredevil - Born Again}}''. | |||
== | ===Errors=== | ||
* | * When Skywarp turns back to pick up Megatron, he's once again mistakenly colored as Thundercracker for one panel. | ||
* | * On page 1, Brasnya is referred to as a "former Russian state". It was a "Soviet state" everywhere else. | ||
* | * On page 2, Wheeljack's eyes are red. | ||
Notice that covers A and B are both labelled "A". | |||
* The "Decepticomments" section has readers' mail answered by [[Dan Taylor]] | ===Other trivia=== | ||
* The "Decepticomments" section has readers' mail answered by [[Dan Taylor (IDW)|Dan Taylor]]. | |||
===Covers (4)=== | ===Covers (4)=== | ||
* '''Cover A:''' Seekers vs Hot Rod; art by [[E. J. Su]]. | * '''Cover A:''' Seekers vs Hot Rod; art by [[E. J. Su]]. | ||
* '''Cover B:''' Autobots and Hunter; art | * '''Cover B:''' Autobots and Hunter; art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]. | ||
* '''Cover RI-A:''' cover A, uncolored | * '''Cover RI-A:''' cover A, uncolored | ||
* '''Cover RI-B:''' cover B, uncolored | * '''Cover RI-B:''' cover B, uncolored | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Escalation 6a.jpg|Cover A | |||
File:Escalation 6b.jpg|I'm Prowl, and I'm better than you. | |||
File:Escalation 6ria.jpg|Cover RI-A | |||
File:Escalation 6rib.jpg|Cover RI-B | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Advertisements=== | ===Advertisements=== | ||
* ''[[Megatron Origin]]'' | * ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' | ||
* [[Movie Prequel]] comic | * [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]] comic | ||
* Transformers posters | * Transformers posters | ||
* 2-page ad for the ''[[Transformers ( | * 2-page ad for the ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers: Movie Adaptation|movie comic adaptation]] | ||
* ''Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Space Between'' | * ''[[Star Trek]]: The Next Generation: The Space Between'' | ||
* ''Spike: Shadow Puppets'' | * ''Spike: Shadow Puppets'' | ||
* Transformers [[Classics | * Transformers [[Transformers: Classics|Classics]] toys | ||
* ''[[Transformers ( | * ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie (back cover) | ||
[[ | ===Reprints=== | ||
<small>In addition to [[The Transformers: Escalation#Collections|collections of the full series]].</small> | |||
* N/A | |||
Latest revision as of 18:24, 24 August 2025
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 Come on baby, light my fire. | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | May 2, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | April 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Story by | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Art by | E. J. Su | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | Zac Atkinson | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Robbie Robbins | ||||||||||||
| Edits by | Chris Ryall & Dan Taylor | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | 2005 IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Escalation | ||||||||||||
If Optimus Prime could not defeat Megatron... what chance, then, do the Autobots have?
Synopsis
[edit]
In Brasnya, Megatron gloats over Optimus Prime's dead body and orders the Autobots to kneel before him. Furious, Jazz, Hardhead, and Wheeljack instead attack him but accomplish nothing thanks to Megatron's enhanced Ore-13 power. Elsewhere on the battlefield, Hot Rod wants to join the others in attacking Megatron but Prowl orders him to stay with Georgi Koska and wait for Nightbeat to teleport them back to the ship. Prowl joins the battle himself, hoping Prime isn't really dead. Prime is indeed alive, having downloaded his mind into his Combat Deck module. While in this transition, known as infraspace, Prime has a strange vision of an unidentified Transformer calling out his name.
In Fort Wayne, Ironhide and Ratchet attempt to rescue Verity Carlo and Jimmy Pink. Ratchet cuts a hole while Ironhide's holomatter driver grows in size and lifts them up through it. Ratchet clears the shop just as the countdown reaches zero and the building explodes, but Ironhide is not as lucky. Clutched in Verity's hand is the Machination's calling card.
In Brasnya, Hot Rod and the facsimile are attacked by Skywarp and Thundercracker before Nightbeat can beam them out. A disembodied Optimus Prime contacts the Autobots and explains the weakness of Ore-13, having experienced it while battling Thunderwing. Prime reconnects with his battered body and blasts Megatron in the head at point blank range, wearing out his Ore-13 instantly and causing his retreat. Unfortunately, the facsimile was destroyed by the Decepticons' attack and Hot Rod was badly damaged.
In the Machination's headquarters, Abraham Dante brings Hunter O'Nion to his Transformer co-conspirator and explains that the procedure is now a success. Hunter's purpose is now served, and Dante ponders if perhaps he could be part of their New World Order, which involves several headless Sunstreaker clones.
In Washington, D.C., Skywatch leader Joshua Red learns of the Brasnya incident and while the archaeological dig at Eureka won't net anything useful for the moment, the long captured and chained up Ravage and Laserbeak are ready and raving to go.
At the Decepticon base, an angry Megatron declares that if Optimus Prime wishes to summon reinforcements, then he will as well. Wasting no time, Megatron orders Astrotrain to summon Sixshot. Astrotrain panics upon hearing this, saying that it's not the proper phase for his level of devastation to be used on a world, but Megatron refuses to budge. Observing the exchange on Mumu-Obscura, the Reapers prepare to follow him to Earth... to devastate whatever is left in Sixshot's wake.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
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Quotes
[edit]"Unfortunately, Megatron, the power you have harvested...comes at a price!"
- —Optimus Prime shows Megatron the weakness of the latest EI/AD.
"I did not invite debate. Let there be...Devastation!"
- —Megatron summons Sixshot... and sets up the next series.
Notes
[edit]Continuity notes
[edit]- Followups on many of the Spotlight issues are touched on in this issue:
- Ravage and Laserbeak from "Spotlight: Soundwave".
- The archaeological dig from "Spotlight: Shockwave".
- Sixshot and the Reapers from "Spotlight: Sixshot".
- The mysterious Transformer in infraspace is later identified in "Spotlight: Optimus Prime".
Transformers references
[edit]- On the shelves near Ironhide is a box labeled "Transfans".
- The word "Takara" is atop the screen in Prime's trailer.
- Nightbeat's computer console sports the words "All Spark" on it in one scene.
Real-life references
[edit]- Ironhide and Ratchet's saga continues to unfold in Fort Wayne, Indiana; we check in with the Machination in Tampa, Florida, and Skywatch in Washington, DC.
- Megatron's line "I did not invite debate" - in the context of an underling being shocked by his plan to invite a super-killer - closely mimics a sequence in Marvel Comics' Daredevil - Born Again.
Errors
[edit]- When Skywarp turns back to pick up Megatron, he's once again mistakenly colored as Thundercracker for one panel.
- On page 1, Brasnya is referred to as a "former Russian state". It was a "Soviet state" everywhere else.
- On page 2, Wheeljack's eyes are red.
Notice that covers A and B are both labelled "A".
Other trivia
[edit]- The "Decepticomments" section has readers' mail answered by Dan Taylor.
Covers (4)
[edit]- Cover A: Seekers vs Hot Rod; art by E. J. Su.
- Cover B: Autobots and Hunter; art by Klaus Scherwinski.
- Cover RI-A: cover A, uncolored
- Cover RI-B: cover B, uncolored
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Cover A -
I'm Prowl, and I'm better than you. -
Cover RI-A -
Cover RI-B
Advertisements
[edit]- Megatron Origin
- Movie Prequel comic
- Transformers posters
- 2-page ad for the Transformers movie comic adaptation
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Space Between
- Spike: Shadow Puppets
- Transformers Classics toys
- Transformers movie (back cover)
Reprints
[edit]In addition to collections of the full series.
- N/A
