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Due to the foldspace detonation from last issue, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] has been transported to [[Na'conda]] in the grip of | Due to the foldspace detonation from last issue, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] has been transported to [[Na'conda]] in the grip of war. Not wanting to get involved in a local conflict, he attempts to defend himself non-lethally but this just increases the violence; to avoid getting involved further, he scans a local vehicle, adapts his alternate mode and transforms in order to blend in. | ||
As he goes, he hacks the local's tactical systems and learns that this is a genocidal war between the [[Thraal]] and the [[A'ovan]], with the Thraal poised to wipe out their enemies - a war that strikes Ratchet as hauntingly similar to Cybertron's. | |||
He establishes a signal beacon in the hope of signalling [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Afterwards, he just has to wait. But despite his claims he can't get involved, he is ultimately unable to stand by and let the A'ovan be massacred. Ratchet attacks and defeats [[Durguth]], the Thraal leader (who he views as the same "type" as Megatron). | |||
This victory causes Ratchet to technically become ruler of the Thraal Imperium, something he was aware of from the hacked systems before he went into battle, and he negotiates a ceasefire and eventually an alliance between the two factions. He warns them he'll be back one day to see how they're doing - if he can get home... | |||
====Featured characters==== | |||
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*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (1) | |||
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (flashback) (4) | |||
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (flashback) (5) | |||
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*[[Class Alpha drone unit]]s (flashback) (2) | |||
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (flashback) (3) | |||
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*[[Durguth]] (6) | |||
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===Articles & features=== | ===Articles & features=== | ||
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==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
"I '' | |||
"I ''can't'' save them all. I learned that truism a long time ago, on countless battlefields. But still, no matter how many I help... a hundred, a thousand... it's the ''one'' that I fail that ''haunts'' me!" | |||
:—'''Ratchet''' | :—'''Ratchet''' | ||
== | ==Production notes== | ||
[[Image:Titan Ratchet offmodel.jpg|200px|thumb|Ha, and "consistency" ONLY GETS WORSE from this point on!]] | |||
* In Mech Mail, the editor refers to [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl and Devastator]] as being different characters. | * In Mech Mail, the editor refers to [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl and Devastator]] as being different characters. | ||
* Ratchet transforms into a tank! That's right, something that ''isn't an ambulance or health-related at all''. Titan was cutting edge, risk-taking stuff! | |||
* Ratchet transforms into something that ''isn't an ambulance or health-related at all''. Titan | |||
* Ratchet is coloured cream-beige instead of green and now has a [[mouthplate]]. This is because artist Andrew Wildman based him upon [[Don Figueroa]]'s model for Ratchet in [[Movie Prequel issue 1|IDW's first ''Movie Prequel'' comic]]. An unfortunate side effect of this is that Ratchet ends up looking completely different to how he did in the ''previous issue''. | * Ratchet is coloured cream-beige instead of green and now has a [[mouthplate]]. This is because artist Andrew Wildman based him upon [[Don Figueroa]]'s model for Ratchet in [[Movie Prequel issue 1|IDW's first ''Movie Prequel'' comic]]. An unfortunate side effect of this is that Ratchet ends up looking completely different to how he did in the ''previous issue''. | ||
==Continuity notes== | |||
* Ratchet as he appears in ''Lost In Space'' also appears in the IDW reprint, recovering the injured Bumblebee. Since Ratchet has been off-world long enough to establish a power-sharing government, this implies Bumblebee was abandoned for a considerable length of time. (This on top of a suicide mission. Do the Autobots secretly hate Bumblebee?) | * Ratchet as he appears in ''Lost In Space'' also appears in the IDW reprint, recovering the injured Bumblebee. Since Ratchet has been off-world long enough to establish a power-sharing government, this implies Bumblebee was abandoned for a considerable length of time. (This on top of a suicide mission. Do the Autobots secretly hate Bumblebee?) | ||
*The Thraal and A'ovan war became a bit of worldbuilding many years later, in the [[Transformers_(2019_comic)|2019 IDW continuity]]. | |||
==Real-world references== | |||
* Ratchet's tactical overview shows pointy Thraal insignias coming towards a A'ovan insignia (which is the Starfleet logo from {{w|Star Trek}}!), which has its back to the sea: an apparent homage to the iconic opening of {{w|Dad's Army}}. | |||
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[[Category:Transformers Magazine issues]] | [[Category:Transformers Magazine issues]] | ||
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 Do you want to tell him this should be a Ratchet cover? | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Titan Magazines | ||||||||||||
| First published | 13 September 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | October 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Steve White | ||||||||||||
| Deputy editor | Andrew James & Ned Hartley | ||||||||||||
| Assistant editor | Den Patrick | ||||||||||||
| Designer | Martin Stiff | ||||||||||||
| Publishing manager | Darryl Curtis | ||||||||||||
Chucked onto an unknown world, Ratchet finds that he can't escape war.
Contents
[edit]Lost In Space 1: Ratchet
[edit]
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| Lost in Space 1: Ratchet | |||||||||||||
| Script | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Art | Andrew Wildman | ||||||||||||
| Lettering | Jimmy Betancourt/Comicraft | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Main Transformers prequel | ||||||||||||
Due to the foldspace detonation from last issue, Ratchet has been transported to Na'conda in the grip of war. Not wanting to get involved in a local conflict, he attempts to defend himself non-lethally but this just increases the violence; to avoid getting involved further, he scans a local vehicle, adapts his alternate mode and transforms in order to blend in.
As he goes, he hacks the local's tactical systems and learns that this is a genocidal war between the Thraal and the A'ovan, with the Thraal poised to wipe out their enemies - a war that strikes Ratchet as hauntingly similar to Cybertron's.
He establishes a signal beacon in the hope of signalling Jazz and Ironhide. Afterwards, he just has to wait. But despite his claims he can't get involved, he is ultimately unable to stand by and let the A'ovan be massacred. Ratchet attacks and defeats Durguth, the Thraal leader (who he views as the same "type" as Megatron).
This victory causes Ratchet to technically become ruler of the Thraal Imperium, something he was aware of from the hacked systems before he went into battle, and he negotiates a ceasefire and eventually an alliance between the two factions. He warns them he'll be back one day to see how they're doing - if he can get home...
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Others |
|---|---|---|
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Articles & features
[edit]- Character Profile: Ratchet — Shortened version of the profile from Transformers: The Movie Guide.
- Cybertron Smackdown: Ironhide v. Starscream — Write-ups of the skills and weaknesses of the two 'bots in question, leaving the reader to decide who would win in a head-to-head. Written by Simon Furman.
- Transformers The Game review
- Top Gear — Win Transformers Movie soundtrack, Transformers Blasters toys and Leader Megatron toy.
- Competition to win Transformers: The Ultimate Guide, Transformers: The Movie Guide and You Can Draw Transformers.
- Bumblebee poster (Dreamwave stock image)
- Mech Mail - Letters and art from readers
Free Gift
[edit]- Transformers Keychain/Keyring (called both on the cover), a large foam rubber Decepticon or Autobot symbol ("2 To Collect!")
Reprints
[edit]Reprinted stories are only a portion of their respective issues.
- Transformers: Movie Prequel, part 1c (7 pages)
- Beast Wars: The Gathering, part 1c (10 pages)
Errors
[edit]- The editorial page calls the strip "Prelude: Ratchet", while the strip calls itself "Lost in Space 1".
Quotes
[edit]"I can't save them all. I learned that truism a long time ago, on countless battlefields. But still, no matter how many I help... a hundred, a thousand... it's the one that I fail that haunts me!"
- —Ratchet
Production notes
[edit]
- In Mech Mail, the editor refers to Brawl and Devastator as being different characters.
- Ratchet transforms into a tank! That's right, something that isn't an ambulance or health-related at all. Titan was cutting edge, risk-taking stuff!
- Ratchet is coloured cream-beige instead of green and now has a mouthplate. This is because artist Andrew Wildman based him upon Don Figueroa's model for Ratchet in IDW's first Movie Prequel comic. An unfortunate side effect of this is that Ratchet ends up looking completely different to how he did in the previous issue.
Continuity notes
[edit]- Ratchet as he appears in Lost In Space also appears in the IDW reprint, recovering the injured Bumblebee. Since Ratchet has been off-world long enough to establish a power-sharing government, this implies Bumblebee was abandoned for a considerable length of time. (This on top of a suicide mission. Do the Autobots secretly hate Bumblebee?)
- The Thraal and A'ovan war became a bit of worldbuilding many years later, in the 2019 IDW continuity.
Real-world references
[edit]- Ratchet's tactical overview shows pointy Thraal insignias coming towards a A'ovan insignia (which is the Starfleet logo from Star Trek!), which has its back to the sea: an apparent homage to the iconic opening of Dad's Army.
