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{{comicnav|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (comic)|10|prev=Revelations, Part 3|next=Revelations, Part 5|seriesname=Fun Pub ''Cybertron'' Comic}}
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|title="Revelations Part 4"
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|published in=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 10|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #10]]
|plot by=[[Forest Lee]], [[Dan Khanna]]
|script by=[[Forest Lee]]
|pencils by=[[Dan Khanna]]
|inks by=[[Terry Pallot]]
|colors by=[[Rob Ruffolo]]
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'''A Mini-Con civil war erupts, and the Autobots arrive to help...but none are aware of Unicron's machinations that are behind it all.'''


'''A Mini-Con civil war erupts, and what Autobots remain on an abandoned Cybertron are called in for help.'''
==Synopsis==
[[File:RevelationsPart4 CybertronMini-Cons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Some gigacycles after [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]]'s defeat, the Autobots on Cybertron continue on with repairs. [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], having been fully repaired, has begun to assist [[Sentinel Maximus]] with repairs for [[Vector Sigma]], his knowledge in energon conduits and quantum circuitry helping to speed up the process. Skyfall merely sees it as a way to pass the time, until [[Over-Run (Armada)|Overrun]] can find information on him, which the Mini-Con soon does, after a fashion. A carving dating back to twenty million stellar cycles was found about ten stellar cycles ago in the energon pools...artwork which seems to depict Skyfall, along with another figure! Overrun feels as though this might explain Skyfall's memory problems, but the revelation is cut short by a bored [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], who wants a mission to go on. While [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] disagrees with his brother's attitude, he concurs that while they're willing to assist, their forte is on the battlefield, not in repairs. Suddenly, an emergency transmission comes through from [[Anti-Blaze]] of the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]], requesting assistance, as their evacuation shuttles have been destroyed by rebels. Clearing up the signal, Overrun responds. Anti-Blaze sends footage of the rebel's attacks. While few in number, they are heavily armed, and footage from [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] shows their secret headquarters, along with several unknown Decepticon allies. Anti-Blaze sends in rendezvous coordinates, and pleads for them to hurry.
 
Soon, in the debris fields between Cybertron's moons, [[Omega Prime]], Sentinel Maximus, Skyfall, and [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]]. meet up with Anti-Blaze, [[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]], [[Scythe (Cybertron)|Scythe]], and Perceptor. Anti-Blaze informs them of his plan: they need to first take out the [[energon]] tanks, and then take out a cannon that has enough firepower to destroy a big chunk of the colony, which Anti-Blaze hopes the larger Transformers can deal with. Downshift is ready for a fight, but Sentinel advises for caution. Omega Prime splits the team up: Skyfall and Sentinel Maximus are to stay near each other, Downshift is with the Mini-Cons, and Omega Prime will take out the cannon. The Autobots begin their attack, and explosion rip through the battlefield. Skyfall attacks the lead [[Landquake (Timelines)|Decepticon]], but suddenly recognizes: he was the other figure on the carving! Meanwhile, out of site, [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] informs his master that the "anomaly" has brought another of "[[Nexus Prime|his]]" kind here, and asks him if he will join the battle. And [[Unicron]], reborn once more, informs him that he will...


=Transformers Fanclub #10=
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] (1)
*[[Sentinel Maximus]] (2)
*[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] (6)
*[[Anti-Blaze]] (7)
*[[Omega Prime]]  (18)
*[[Scythe (Cybertron)|Scythe]] (19)
*[[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]] (20)
*[[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] (21)


'''Plot:''' [[Forest Lee]], [[Dan Khanna]] <br>
|c2=
'''Script:''' [[Forest Lee]] <br>
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (8)
'''Pencils:''' Dan Khanna<br>
*[[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] (9)
'''Inks:''' [[Terry Pallot]]<br>
*[[Backblast]] (10)
'''Lettering:''' [[Robbie Robbins]]<br>
*[[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)|Sky Lynx]] (11)
'''Colors:''' [[Rob Ruffolo]]<br>
*[[Razorclaw (Cybertron)|Razorclaw]] (12)
*? (13)
*[[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] (14)
*[[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] (15)
*[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (16)
*[[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] (17)
*[[Landquake's assistant]] (22)
*[[Ramjet (Cybertron)|Ramjet]] (23)
*[[Thrust (Cybertron)|Thrust]] (24)
*[[Landslide (Mini-Con)|Landslide]]* (25)
*[[Monocle]]* (26)
*[[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] (27)


*''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Sentinel Maximus]], [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], [[Ultra Magnus (RiD)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Optimus Prime (RiD)|Optimus Prime]], [[Anti-Blaze]], [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], [[Unicron]]
|h3=[[Mini-Con]]s|c3=
*[[Over-Run (Armada)|Overrun]] (3)


|c4=
*[[Unicron]] (28)


==Synopsis==
}}
Gigacycles after the defeat of [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]], Sentinel Maximus is completing the repairs on [[Vector Sigma]] with help from Skyfall.  Over-Run's quest to determine Skyfall's past has dug up a possible lead -- a carving found in the energon pools deep within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] (where the combiner teams were dormant) at the end of the [[Powerlinx Battles]] shows a robot who looks similar to Skyfall and an unidentified robot.  This carving would suggest that Skyfall is 20 million cycles old, nearly as old as [[Vector Prime]].


This revelation was interrupted by an emergency call from Anti-Blaze of the [[Mini-Con]] [[Council of Sages]].  A war has erupted between two factions of Mini-Cons on the moons orbitting Cybertron.  The Autobots agree to help, and Sentinel Maximus, [[Omega Prime]], Skyfall, and Downshift arrive in the debris field between the two moons, where they meet up with Anti-Blaze, [[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]], [[Scythe]], and Perceptor.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>see "Errors", below


Intelligence shows a cannon being constructed that is aimed at the Mini-Cons' primary colony on one of the moons, guarded by a Decepticon, Landquake.  Sentinel Maximus and Skyfall are sent to deal with the seemingly lone Decepticon while the others take out the [[energon]] tanks which power the cannon.  Skyfall confronts Landquake, who resembles the unidentified robot from the energon pool carving.
==Notes==
* Characters mentioned but not seen include: [[Vector Prime]], [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetals]], and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]].


Meanwhile, Soundwave and Unicron watch from the shadows, particularly interested in the meeting of these two Transformers.
===Continuity notes===
* This chapter is noted to be several gigacycles after the first one. Later chapters would show that it takes place around the same time as the midpoint of the ''Cybertron'' cartoon.
* Back in "[[Revelations Part 2]]", Downshift is told by a repair drone that the damage to his ''Energon''-series body required a full reformatting. Thus, he is now in his new ''Cybertron''-series body.


==Errors==
===Transformers references===
* Landquake is depicted with a blue energon weapon (the toy's weapon is red).
* An [[energon star]] (specifically the Autobot version) is depicted on the carving that Overrun finds.
* Over-Run's name is spelled Overrun.
* This issue is the first fictional affirmation of the brewing Mini-Con conflict as written in the on-package [[bio]]s for [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'']]'s Mini-Con 2-packs.
*Several Decepticon aligned [[Omnicon]]s are seen, including Skyblast, Strongarm, and Signal Flare. Presumably, this is in reference their intended origin by Hasbro, where they were to be evolved forms of Mini-Cons.


==Items of note==
===Errors===
* This issue is the first fictional affirmation of the brewing Mini-Con conflict as written in the tech spec bios for ''Cybertron'''s Mini-Con 2-packs.
*Over-Run's name is misspelled Overrun again.
*Leader-1 is depicted in his original color scheme instead of the [[Powerlinx]] upgrade colors used in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episodes following "[[Puppet]]". This is likely a result of Leader-1's only appearances after "Puppet" being Powerlinxed with [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], thus making it hard to spot him.
*While it wouldn't be clear until later chapters, the Decepticon aligned Omnicons are supposed to be colored like the normal Autobot aligned ones. Throughout this chapter, though, none of them are colored correctly:
**In the grainy footage of the rebel's secret base, Skyblast is colored red and blue, while Strongarm is colored olive green and grey, like Landquake's unnamed Mini-Con assistant.
**In the scene of the battle, Strongarm is colored red, blue, and white.
*Landquake is depicted with a blue energon weapon (the toy's weapon is red).
*Monocle and Landslide should be Autobot-allied Mini-Cons, not Decepticon-allied ones. This mistake was probably caused by the [[Exploration Mini-Con Team]] and [[Lunar Assault Mini-Con Team]]'s toy allegiances being swapped at the last minute.


===Other trivia===
* Vector Prime's age is 25 million years.
* Vector Prime's age is 25 million years.
* Unicron is the same size as Soundwave—in other words, he's normal Transformer height, rather than planetoid-sized.


* Downshift is in his new ''Cybertron''-series body. Back in [[Revelations, Part 4]], Downshift is told by a repair drone that the damage to his ''Energon''-series body requires a full reformatting.
===Reprints===
 
*2007 — ''[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act]]''
* A Mini-Con battle scene is depicted, but due to the red-saturated nature of the coloring, it's difficult to confirm which characters are involved.  (There are way too many Mini-Con [[redeco]]s.)  At the very least, it appears to be a battle between the evil forces of:
**[[Leader-1]]
**[[Backblast]]
**[[Windsheer (Armada)|Windsheer]]
**[[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)|Sky Lynx]]
**(some white and red guy who's got to be somebody)
:and the remaining pieces of
:*[[Monocle]]
:*[[Runway]]
:* several other various limbs and torsos
 
* The Decepticon-aligned Mini-Cons are carrying green energon weapons.
 
* Unicron is the same size as Soundwave -- in other words, he's normal Transformer height, rather than planetoid-sized.
 
==See also==
[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (comic)]] for information on other issues.


[[Category:Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issues]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>
[[Category:Cybertron issues]]
[[Category:Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issues]]

Latest revision as of 15:05, 13 June 2023

« Revelations »
Transformers: Cybertron
"Revelations Part 4"
Publisher Fun Publications
Published in Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #10
Plot by Forest Lee, Dan Khanna
Script by Forest Lee
Pencils by Dan Khanna
Inks by Terry Pallot
Colors by Rob Ruffolo
Letters by Robbie Robbins
Continuity Cybertron cartoon

A Mini-Con civil war erupts, and the Autobots arrive to help...but none are aware of Unicron's machinations that are behind it all.

Synopsis

[edit]

Some gigacycles after Ramjet's defeat, the Autobots on Cybertron continue on with repairs. Skyfall, having been fully repaired, has begun to assist Sentinel Maximus with repairs for Vector Sigma, his knowledge in energon conduits and quantum circuitry helping to speed up the process. Skyfall merely sees it as a way to pass the time, until Overrun can find information on him, which the Mini-Con soon does, after a fashion. A carving dating back to twenty million stellar cycles was found about ten stellar cycles ago in the energon pools...artwork which seems to depict Skyfall, along with another figure! Overrun feels as though this might explain Skyfall's memory problems, but the revelation is cut short by a bored Ultra Magnus, who wants a mission to go on. While Optimus Prime disagrees with his brother's attitude, he concurs that while they're willing to assist, their forte is on the battlefield, not in repairs. Suddenly, an emergency transmission comes through from Anti-Blaze of the Mini-Con Council of Sages, requesting assistance, as their evacuation shuttles have been destroyed by rebels. Clearing up the signal, Overrun responds. Anti-Blaze sends footage of the rebel's attacks. While few in number, they are heavily armed, and footage from Perceptor shows their secret headquarters, along with several unknown Decepticon allies. Anti-Blaze sends in rendezvous coordinates, and pleads for them to hurry.

Soon, in the debris fields between Cybertron's moons, Omega Prime, Sentinel Maximus, Skyfall, and Downshift. meet up with Anti-Blaze, Checkpoint, Scythe, and Perceptor. Anti-Blaze informs them of his plan: they need to first take out the energon tanks, and then take out a cannon that has enough firepower to destroy a big chunk of the colony, which Anti-Blaze hopes the larger Transformers can deal with. Downshift is ready for a fight, but Sentinel advises for caution. Omega Prime splits the team up: Skyfall and Sentinel Maximus are to stay near each other, Downshift is with the Mini-Cons, and Omega Prime will take out the cannon. The Autobots begin their attack, and explosion rip through the battlefield. Skyfall attacks the lead Decepticon, but suddenly recognizes: he was the other figure on the carving! Meanwhile, out of site, Soundwave informs his master that the "anomaly" has brought another of "his" kind here, and asks him if he will join the battle. And Unicron, reborn once more, informs him that he will...

[edit]

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Mini-Cons Others

*see "Errors", below

Notes

[edit]

Continuity notes

[edit]
  • This chapter is noted to be several gigacycles after the first one. Later chapters would show that it takes place around the same time as the midpoint of the Cybertron cartoon.
  • Back in "Revelations Part 2", Downshift is told by a repair drone that the damage to his Energon-series body required a full reformatting. Thus, he is now in his new Cybertron-series body.

Transformers references

[edit]
  • An energon star (specifically the Autobot version) is depicted on the carving that Overrun finds.
  • This issue is the first fictional affirmation of the brewing Mini-Con conflict as written in the on-package bios for Cybertron's Mini-Con 2-packs.
  • Several Decepticon aligned Omnicons are seen, including Skyblast, Strongarm, and Signal Flare. Presumably, this is in reference their intended origin by Hasbro, where they were to be evolved forms of Mini-Cons.

Errors

[edit]
  • Over-Run's name is misspelled Overrun again.
  • Leader-1 is depicted in his original color scheme instead of the Powerlinx upgrade colors used in the Armada episodes following "Puppet". This is likely a result of Leader-1's only appearances after "Puppet" being Powerlinxed with Galvatron, thus making it hard to spot him.
  • While it wouldn't be clear until later chapters, the Decepticon aligned Omnicons are supposed to be colored like the normal Autobot aligned ones. Throughout this chapter, though, none of them are colored correctly:
    • In the grainy footage of the rebel's secret base, Skyblast is colored red and blue, while Strongarm is colored olive green and grey, like Landquake's unnamed Mini-Con assistant.
    • In the scene of the battle, Strongarm is colored red, blue, and white.
  • Landquake is depicted with a blue energon weapon (the toy's weapon is red).
  • Monocle and Landslide should be Autobot-allied Mini-Cons, not Decepticon-allied ones. This mistake was probably caused by the Exploration Mini-Con Team and Lunar Assault Mini-Con Team's toy allegiances being swapped at the last minute.

Other trivia

[edit]
  • Vector Prime's age is 25 million years.
  • Unicron is the same size as Soundwave—in other words, he's normal Transformer height, rather than planetoid-sized.

Reprints

[edit]
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