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{{disambig3|Sixshot}}
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|caption=Sixshot and his playmates
|title="The Transformers: Spotlight: Sixshot"
|title="The Transformers: Spotlight: Sixshot"
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|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[Rob Ruffolo]]
|art by=[[Rob Ruffolo]]
|inks by=[[Matt Moylan]]
|colors by=[[Rob Ruffolo]]
|colors by=[[Rob Ruffolo]]
|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
|letters by=[[Robbie Robbins]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)|Dan Taylor]]
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor (IDW)|Dan Taylor]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline#Infiltration|various]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline#Infiltration|Various]]
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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
[[Sixshot]] is stationed on a [[Decepticon]] orbital outpost waiting for his next assignment. He's restless, itching to get back to doing what he does best—wide-scale destruction. He daydreams about the last stellar-span when he destroyed the entire world of [[Ys'devian]].
[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] is stationed on a [[Decepticon]] orbital outpost waiting for his next assignment, reflecting on destroying the planet [[Ys'devian]]. With no more carnage to distract him, time crawls.


Most of the other Decepticons stationed with him are uncomfortable around him and avoid him out of fear. The only exception to this is a unit that call themselves the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who look up to Sixshot as a kind of role model. However, Sixshot hasn't seen them around in a while and misses their company, so he asks [[Squawkbox]] about their whereabouts. Squawkbox informs him that they went missing on the planet [[Mumu-Obscura]], a planet of strategic importance that has fallen to the [[Reaper]]s. Sixshot immediately leaves to investigate, traveling there in spaceship mode.
The other Decepticons stationed on Sixshot's outpost are scared of him, and Sixshot misses the camaraderie of battle. The exceptions are the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who look up to Sixshot as a kind of role model. Sixshot hasn't seen them around in a while and misses their company, so he interrogates [[Squawkbox]] about their whereabouts, rationalizing that this is a way of easing his boredom. Squawkbox, terrified, informs him that they went missing on the planet [[Mumu-Obscura]], which has fallen to the [[Reaper|Reapers]]. Sixshot immediately leaves to investigate.


Upon arrival at Mumu-Obscura, Sixshot easily fights his way through the Reapers' automated perimeter defenses. He surveys the landscape to find it completely devastated. He is met by the Reapers and the [[Deathbringer (IDW)|Deathbringer]] welcomes him to their planet. Sixshot wastes no time in asking for the Terrorcons, but the deathbringer tells Sixshot that he will have to go through the Reapers to get to them. Sixshot then attacks without hesitation.
Upon arrival at Mumu-Obscura, Sixshot easily fights his way through the Reapers' automated perimeter defenses, finding that Mumu-Obscura is completely devastated. He is met by the Reapers and the [[Deathbringer (IDW)|Deathbringer]] welcomes him to their planet and reveals that they've been watching him, but Sixshot is only interested in recovering the Terrorcons. The Deathbringer claims Sixshot will have to fight his way through them.


He fights the Reapers one by one, believe that he's holding his own, but when the Reapers kick the fight up a notch, he has to retreat to regroup. It is then that Sixshot guesses that the Reapers were testing him and returns to find them all waiting for him. The Reapers teleport in the Terrorcons, and the Deathbringer tells Sixshot about the mission of the Reapers: The Reapers seek to end war by totally obliterating any location that has strategic importance, which will destroy anything worth fighting over. The Deathbringer offers to let Sixshot join them if he will first destroy the Terrorcons, demonstrating that he has left his old life behind.
Sixshot calmly fights the Reapers one by one, believing that he's holding his own, but when the Reapers kick the fight up a notch, he guesses that the Reapers were testing him. The Reapers, unharmed, teleport in the Terrorcons, and the Deathbringer tells Sixshot about the mission of the Reapers: they seek to end war by totally obliterating any location that has strategic importance, so that there will be nothing worth fighting over. The Deathbringer offers to let Sixshot join them if he will first destroy the Terrorcons, demonstrating that he has left his old life behind.


Sixshot considers the offer long enough for the Terrorcons to get nervous and plead with him out of friendship. Sixshot then takes off into the air, shooting the ground around the Terrorcons but sparing their lives. The Deathbringer allows them to leave, but vows that they will find Sixshot again.  
Sixshot considers the offer long enough for the Terrorcons to get nervous and plead with him out of friendship. Sixshot then takes off into the air, shooting the ground around the Terrorcons but sparing their lives. The Deathbringer allows them to leave, but vows that they will find Sixshot again. Sixshot watches them leave mournfully, but recognizes that he has some of his old flame back: there's enough left for him in the Decepticons to make his life worth it.


==Featured characters==
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
|c2=
* [[Sixshot]] (1)
* [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (1)
* [[Spectro]] (2)
* [[Spectro]] (2)
*[[Spyglass]] (3)
* [[Spyglass]] (3)
* [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] (4)
* [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] (4)
* [[Squawkbox]] (5)
* [[Squawkbox]] (5)
*[[Pounce]] or [[Wingspan]] (6)
* [[Pounce]] or [[Wingspan]] (6)
*[[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] (7)
* [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] (7)
* [[Hun-Gurrr]] (14)
* [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (14)
* [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (15)
* [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (15)
* [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (16)
* [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (16)
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* Hooded Reaper (13)
* Hooded Reaper (13)
}}
}}
==Quotes==
"Where I consider myself something of an apt pupil when it comes to the gospel of apocalypse...clearly the Reapers wrote the original covenant."
:—'''Sixshot'''
"I remind myself that these six beings laid waste to an entire planet. So nothing fancy, just get the job done."
:—'''Sixshot'''


==Notes==
==Notes==
*Spectro and Spyglass appear in toy-based character models. In "[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]", they have adopted character models based on the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
===Continuity notes===
* On the first page, Sixshot's guns make a ZARAAAK sound, possibly an in-joke reference to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Nebulan]] partner [[Mo Zarak]], who appears in the following ''Spotlight'' comic.
* Spectro and Spyglass appear in toy-based character models. In ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]'', they have adopted character models based on the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
* Aside from appearing on Rob Ruffolo's cover, Sixshot doesn't use his "armored car" mode in this issue.
* '''First appearances:''' Sixshot, the Terrorcons, and the rest of the Decepticon cast; the Reapers
 
===Transformers references===
* On the first page, Sixshot's guns make a ZARAAAK sound, possibly an in-joke reference to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Nebulan]] partner [[Zarak (G1)|Mo Zarak]], who appears in the following ''Spotlight'' comic.
 
===Errors===
* There's some wonky composition going on in the first group shot of the Reapers.  The Tank Reaper is behind the Deathbringer, yet in front of one of its wings, basically occupying the very limited space between the Deathbringer's arm and its wing when it is clearly too bulky to do so.
* When he first meets the Reapers and transforms, Sixshot is drawn without most of his altmode kibble.
 
===Other trivia===
* Sixshot changes form 18 times this issue, which is almost certainly a record of some sort. He never uses his "armored car" mode, but it does appear on Rob Ruffolo's cover.
* This marks the first time that Simon Furman has used the Sixshot character in his fiction.
* This marks the first time that Simon Furman has used the Sixshot character in his fiction.


===Covers (4)===
===Covers (4)===
{{picsneeded|RI covers}}
* '''Cover A:''' Sixshot with Terrorcons; art by [[James Raiz]].
* '''Cover A:''' Sixshot with Terrorcons; art by [[James Raiz]].
* '''Cover B:''' Sixshot, multiple modes; art by [[Rob Ruffolo]].
* '''Cover B:''' Sixshot, multiple modes, with the robot mode pose being an homage to the original toy's [[:Image:SixshotBoxArt.jpg|package art]]; art by [[Rob Ruffolo]].
* '''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>
Image:Spotlight Sixshot a.jpg|Terrorcons, terrorize!
Image:Spotlight Sixshot cvrA.jpg|Terrorcons, terrorize!
Image:Spotlight Sixshot b.jpg|6 toys in one!
Image:Spotlight Sixshot cvrB.jpg|6 toys in one!
Image:Spotlight Sixshot ria.jpg|Cover RI-A
Image:Spotlight Sixshot cvrRIA.jpg|Cover RI-A
Image:Spotlight Sixshot ria.jpg|Cover RI-B
Image:Spotlight Sixshot cvrRIB.jpg|Cover RI-B
</gallery>
</gallery>


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* ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' TPB
* ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' TPB
* ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD
* ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD
* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight |Spotlight]]'' (first 5 issues)
* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' (first 5 issues)
* Transformers posters
* Transformers posters
* IDW trade paperbacks of ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer]]'', ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'', ''[[Prime Directive]]'', ''[[War and Peace]]'', and ''[[The Transformers: Generations|Generations]]''
* IDW trade paperbacks of ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'', ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'', ''[[Prime Directive]]'', ''[[War and Peace]]'', and ''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)|Generations]]''
* ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]'' series
* ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]'' series
* Manga editions of ''Stormbringer'' and ''The Gathering''
* Manga editions of ''Stormbringer'' and ''The Gathering''
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===Reprints===
===Reprints===
*[[2007]] — ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers: Spotlight Volume 1]]''
* '''''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]] Volume 1''''' <small>([[May 30]], [[2007]]) ISBN 1600100686 / ISBN 978-1600100680</small>
*[[2007]] — ''[[The Transformers: The Premiere Collection Volume 1]]''
* '''''[[The Transformers: The Premiere Collection]] Volume 1''''' <small>([[December 5]], 2007) ISBN 1600101186 / ISBN 978-1600101182</small>
*[[2010]] — ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Two]]''
* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Two]]''''' <small>([[October 6]], [[2010]]) ISBN 1600107516 / ISBN 978-1600107511</small>
* '''''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]] Omnibus Volume 1''''' <small>([[April 15]], [[2015]]) ISBN 1631402463 / ISBN 978-1631402463</small>
* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Compendium, Vol. 1]]''''' <small>([[July 6]], [[2016]]) ISBN 163140637X / ISBN 978-1631406379</small>
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 37: Escalation''''' <small>([[March 8]], [[2017]])</small>
 
<gallery>
File:TF Spotlight v1.jpg|'''''Spotlight Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Rob Ruffolo]]
File:Premier Collection 1.jpg|'''''Premiere Collection'' Vol 1''' – cover art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]
File:IDWCollection2.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Volume Two''''' – cover art by [[E. J. Su]]
File:TF Spotlight Omnibus v1.jpg|'''''Spotlight Omnibus Volume 1''''' – cover art by [[Jeffrey Veregge]]
File:IDWCollectionCompendiumV1.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Compendium, Vol. 1''''' – cover art by Jeffrey Veregge
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v37.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 37: Escalation''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Starscream) and E. J. Su (retro)
</gallery>


[[Category:Spotlight issues|Sixshot]]
[[Category:Spotlight issues|Sixshot]]

Latest revision as of 18:00, 5 June 2024

The name or term "Sixshot" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Sixshot (disambiguation).
« The Transformers: Spotlight #4 »

Sixshot and his playmates
"The Transformers: Spotlight: Sixshot"
Publisher IDW Publishing
First published December 20, 2006
Cover date December 2006
Written by Simon Furman
Art by Rob Ruffolo
Inks by Matt Moylan
Colors by Rob Ruffolo
Letters by Robbie Robbins
Edits by Chris Ryall & Dan Taylor
Continuity 2005 IDW continuity
Chronology Various

Sixshot, an engine of destruction, meets a group just like him.

Synopsis

[edit]

Sixshot is stationed on a Decepticon orbital outpost waiting for his next assignment, reflecting on destroying the planet Ys'devian. With no more carnage to distract him, time crawls.

The other Decepticons stationed on Sixshot's outpost are scared of him, and Sixshot misses the camaraderie of battle. The exceptions are the Terrorcons, who look up to Sixshot as a kind of role model. Sixshot hasn't seen them around in a while and misses their company, so he interrogates Squawkbox about their whereabouts, rationalizing that this is a way of easing his boredom. Squawkbox, terrified, informs him that they went missing on the planet Mumu-Obscura, which has fallen to the Reapers. Sixshot immediately leaves to investigate.

Upon arrival at Mumu-Obscura, Sixshot easily fights his way through the Reapers' automated perimeter defenses, finding that Mumu-Obscura is completely devastated. He is met by the Reapers and the Deathbringer welcomes him to their planet and reveals that they've been watching him, but Sixshot is only interested in recovering the Terrorcons. The Deathbringer claims Sixshot will have to fight his way through them.

Sixshot calmly fights the Reapers one by one, believing that he's holding his own, but when the Reapers kick the fight up a notch, he guesses that the Reapers were testing him. The Reapers, unharmed, teleport in the Terrorcons, and the Deathbringer tells Sixshot about the mission of the Reapers: they seek to end war by totally obliterating any location that has strategic importance, so that there will be nothing worth fighting over. The Deathbringer offers to let Sixshot join them if he will first destroy the Terrorcons, demonstrating that he has left his old life behind.

Sixshot considers the offer long enough for the Terrorcons to get nervous and plead with him out of friendship. Sixshot then takes off into the air, shooting the ground around the Terrorcons but sparing their lives. The Deathbringer allows them to leave, but vows that they will find Sixshot again. Sixshot watches them leave mournfully, but recognizes that he has some of his old flame back: there's enough left for him in the Decepticons to make his life worth it.

[edit]

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Decepticons Reapers
  • Deathbringer (8)
  • Invertebrate Reaper (9)
  • Ravenous Reaper (10)
  • Designer weapon of mass destruction Reaper (11)
  • Klaxa (12)
  • Hooded Reaper (13)

Quotes

[edit]

"Where I consider myself something of an apt pupil when it comes to the gospel of apocalypse...clearly the Reapers wrote the original covenant."

—Sixshot


"I remind myself that these six beings laid waste to an entire planet. So nothing fancy, just get the job done."

—Sixshot

Notes

[edit]

Continuity notes

[edit]
  • Spectro and Spyglass appear in toy-based character models. In Spotlight: Wheelie, they have adopted character models based on the Generation 1 cartoon.
  • First appearances: Sixshot, the Terrorcons, and the rest of the Decepticon cast; the Reapers

Transformers references

[edit]
  • On the first page, Sixshot's guns make a ZARAAAK sound, possibly an in-joke reference to Scorponok's Nebulan partner Mo Zarak, who appears in the following Spotlight comic.

Errors

[edit]
  • There's some wonky composition going on in the first group shot of the Reapers. The Tank Reaper is behind the Deathbringer, yet in front of one of its wings, basically occupying the very limited space between the Deathbringer's arm and its wing when it is clearly too bulky to do so.
  • When he first meets the Reapers and transforms, Sixshot is drawn without most of his altmode kibble.

Other trivia

[edit]
  • Sixshot changes form 18 times this issue, which is almost certainly a record of some sort. He never uses his "armored car" mode, but it does appear on Rob Ruffolo's cover.
  • This marks the first time that Simon Furman has used the Sixshot character in his fiction.

Covers (4)

[edit]
  • Cover A: Sixshot with Terrorcons; art by James Raiz.
  • Cover B: Sixshot, multiple modes, with the robot mode pose being an homage to the original toy's package art; art by Rob Ruffolo.
  • Cover RI-A: cover A, uncolored
  • Cover RI-B: cover B, uncolored
  • Terrorcons, terrorize!
    Terrorcons, terrorize!
  • 6 toys in one!
    6 toys in one!
  • Cover RI-A
    Cover RI-A
  • Cover RI-B
    Cover RI-B

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Reprints

[edit]
  • Spotlight Volume 1 – cover art by Nick Roche and Rob Ruffolo
    Spotlight Volume 1 – cover art by Nick Roche and Rob Ruffolo
  • Premiere Collection Vol 1 – cover art by Klaus Scherwinski
    Premiere Collection Vol 1 – cover art by Klaus Scherwinski
  • The IDW Collection Volume Two – cover art by E. J. Su
    The IDW Collection Volume Two – cover art by E. J. Su
  • Spotlight Omnibus Volume 1 – cover art by Jeffrey Veregge
    Spotlight Omnibus Volume 1 – cover art by Jeffrey Veregge
  • The IDW Collection Compendium, Vol. 1 – cover art by Jeffrey Veregge
    The IDW Collection Compendium, Vol. 1 – cover art by Jeffrey Veregge
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 37: Escalation – cover art by Don Figueroa (Starscream) and E. J. Su (retro)
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 37: Escalation – cover art by Don Figueroa (Starscream) and E. J. Su (retro)
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