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|art by=[[Livio Ramondelli]] | |art by=[[Livio Ramondelli]] | ||
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]] | |letters by=[[Shawn Lee]] | ||
|assistant editor=[[Mariel Romero]] | |assistant editor=[[Mariel Romero-Ocaranza]] | ||
|editor=[[John Barber]] | |editor=[[John Barber]] | ||
|continuity=[[ | |continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]] | ||
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Early in the war]] | |chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline#4 million BCE|Early in the war]] | ||
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'''Megatron runs into the Terrorcons, who are looking to take him out of the picture.''' | '''Megatron runs into the Terrorcons, who are looking to take him out of the picture.''' | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[Megatron (G1)/IDW | [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] finally reaches the [[Pillar of Rust]], but there are no starships or travelers to be found, causing him to accuse [[Pentius]] of leading him on a fool's errand. The [[Quintesson]] tells him to be patient, and indeed, moments later a ship touches down in the vicinity—only to turn out to belong to the treacherous [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. They kindly offer their former leader a head start before they hunt him down and destroy him, but despite not having enough [[energon]] to even transform, Megatron takes them all on and manages to brutally dispatch everyone but [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]]. He's thrown around like a ragdoll by the Terrorcon and repeatedly taunted by Pentius for it until he realizes there's a way he can have the Quintesson aid him in battle... by ripping out his [[spark]] and using it as fuel! As Pentius expires, he praises his "student" for finally becoming a true monster, thus overcoming him, and Megatron in turn promises the Quintesson's legacy shall live on within him. Now refueled, he's able to transform into his triple-barreled tank mode and blast a hole through Hun-Gar's torso, ending the battle. In exchange for being spared, the defeated Terrorcons pledge their loyalty to Megatron, who leads them back to their ship and blasts off to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]... and to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. | ||
Meanwhile on Cybertron, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] reports the discovery of the energon lake and [[Trypticon (G1)|dragon monster]] underneath the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery|Toraxxis crater]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW | Meanwhile on Cybertron, [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] reports the discovery of the energon lake and [[Trypticon (G1)|dragon monster]] underneath the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery|Toraxxis crater]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Seeing the lake as a resource that could save their planet, Prime orders him and his science team to find a way to contain or destroy the sleeping beast so that the [[Autobot]]s can gather and refine the energon, but until then the crater is off-limits. | ||
[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] searches for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the irradiated wastelands near Toraxxis, eventually attracting his attention by mentioning Optimus Prime, a name which prompts the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot]] leader to appear and go on a tangent about past [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] who have only served to betray him and his team or hunt them like animals. However, following the reappearance of the other missing Dynobots, who voice their belief that maybe this Optimus guy might actually be helpful, Grimlock calms down and agrees to meet with Prime. | [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] searches for [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] in the irradiated wastelands near Toraxxis, eventually attracting his attention by mentioning Optimus Prime, a name which prompts the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot]] leader to appear and go on a tangent about past [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] who have only served to betray him and his team or hunt them like animals. However, following the reappearance of the other missing Dynobots, who voice their belief that maybe this Optimus guy might actually be helpful, Grimlock calms down and agrees to meet with Prime. | ||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
{{Featuredcharacters | {{Featuredcharacters | ||
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*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (8) | * [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] (8) | ||
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW | * [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (9) | ||
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (10) | * [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] (10) | ||
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12) | * [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (12) | ||
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (13) | * [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] (13) | ||
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (14) | * [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] (14) | ||
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (15) | * [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] (15) | ||
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (16) | * [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (16) | ||
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (17) | * [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (17) | ||
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (18) | * [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (18) | ||
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (19) | * [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (19) | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
* [[Megatron (G1)/IDW | * [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (1) | ||
* [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (3) | * [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (3) | ||
* [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]] (4) | * [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]] (4) | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*This is the first time in fiction Quintessons are shown to have sparks. | * This is the first time in fiction Quintessons are shown to have sparks. | ||
===Errors=== | |||
* When the Terrorcons first arrive on Junkion, Rippersnapper and Blot have their lines switched. | |||
===Reprints=== | |||
<small>Other than [[The Transformers: Monstrosity#Collections|collections of the full series]].</small> | |||
* N/A | |||
Latest revision as of 17:59, 16 October 2025
| The name or term "Prey" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Prey (disambiguation). |
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | May 22, 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Story by | Chris Metzen & Flint Dille | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Livio Ramondelli | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Shawn Lee | ||||||||||||
| Editor | John Barber | ||||||||||||
| Assistant editor | Mariel Romero-Ocaranza | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | 2005 IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Early in the war | ||||||||||||
Megatron runs into the Terrorcons, who are looking to take him out of the picture.
Synopsis
[edit]Megatron finally reaches the Pillar of Rust, but there are no starships or travelers to be found, causing him to accuse Pentius of leading him on a fool's errand. The Quintesson tells him to be patient, and indeed, moments later a ship touches down in the vicinity—only to turn out to belong to the treacherous Terrorcons. They kindly offer their former leader a head start before they hunt him down and destroy him, but despite not having enough energon to even transform, Megatron takes them all on and manages to brutally dispatch everyone but Hun-Gar. He's thrown around like a ragdoll by the Terrorcon and repeatedly taunted by Pentius for it until he realizes there's a way he can have the Quintesson aid him in battle... by ripping out his spark and using it as fuel! As Pentius expires, he praises his "student" for finally becoming a true monster, thus overcoming him, and Megatron in turn promises the Quintesson's legacy shall live on within him. Now refueled, he's able to transform into his triple-barreled tank mode and blast a hole through Hun-Gar's torso, ending the battle. In exchange for being spared, the defeated Terrorcons pledge their loyalty to Megatron, who leads them back to their ship and blasts off to return to Cybertron... and to Scorponok.
Meanwhile on Cybertron, Jetfire reports the discovery of the energon lake and dragon monster underneath the Toraxxis crater to Optimus Prime. Seeing the lake as a resource that could save their planet, Prime orders him and his science team to find a way to contain or destroy the sleeping beast so that the Autobots can gather and refine the energon, but until then the crater is off-limits.
Kup searches for Grimlock in the irradiated wastelands near Toraxxis, eventually attracting his attention by mentioning Optimus Prime, a name which prompts the Dynobot leader to appear and go on a tangent about past Primes who have only served to betray him and his team or hunt them like animals. However, following the reappearance of the other missing Dynobots, who voice their belief that maybe this Optimus guy might actually be helpful, Grimlock calms down and agrees to meet with Prime.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Others |
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Quotes
[edit]"At last... the student... becomes the master. You are... truly... monstrous."
"Farewell, Pentius. Know that your legacy of hate... shall live on in me."
- —Pentius and Megatron's last words to each other
"Still, if that monster did wake up—what do you guys think our odds of survival would be?"
"There are many unknown variables, Ratchet, but I'd estimate somewhere around one in 957,552."
- —Ratchet and Perceptor discuss Trypticon
Notes
[edit]- This is the first time in fiction Quintessons are shown to have sparks.
Errors
[edit]- When the Terrorcons first arrive on Junkion, Rippersnapper and Blot have their lines switched.
Reprints
[edit]Other than collections of the full series.
- N/A
