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|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
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'''A super-powered Starscream challenges Megatron.'''
'''A super-powered Starscream challenges Megatron.'''


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
In the [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] in [[Oregon]], [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] is on the receiving end of a [[Units of time|mega-cycle]] long "hit" of [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]]. As they wait, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] worry about what they've just heard regarding [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] recently arriving on [[Earth]] and dispatching both [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in a fight. But when Starscream finally emerges from the [[energon]] chamber, he tells them both that, thanks to the Ore-13, they'll be more than ready to take him on when he comes.
[[File:Infiltration6 starscream on ultraenergon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|"You cannot harm me while Dark Energon flows through my veins!"]]
In the [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] in [[Oregon]], [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] is on the receiving end of a [[Units of time|mega-cycle]] long "hit" of [[Ore-13]]. As they wait, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] worry about what they've just heard regarding [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] recently arriving on [[Earth]] and dispatching both [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] in a fight. But when Starscream finally emerges from the [[energon]] chamber, he tells them both that, thanks to the Ore-13, they'll be more than ready to take him on when he comes.


Over in [[Iowa]], [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] is busy taking [[Hunter O'Nion]], [[Jimmy Pink]], and [[Verity Carlo]] back to ''[[Ark-19]]'' after their traumatic scouting mission in the abandoned [[Nebraska]] [[Decepticon]] Bunker. Verity is angry at not being able to help the [[Autobot]]s investigate the information they brought back, but Hunter and Jimmy tell her that ''they're'' more than happy to stay out of it. Verity eventually relents at their words and gives in to joining the post-traumatic stressing out.
Over in [[Iowa]], [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] is busy taking [[Hunter O'Nion]], [[Jimmy Pink]], and [[Verity Carlo]] back to ''[[Ark-19]]'' after their traumatic scouting mission in the abandoned [[Nebraska]] [[Decepticon]] Bunker. Verity is angry at not being able to help the [[Autobot]]s investigate the information they brought back, but Hunter and Jimmy tell her that ''they'' are more than happy to stay out of it. Verity eventually relents at their words and gives in to joining the post-traumatic stressing out.


Meanwhile, the other Autobots, who ''are'' busy investigating, are speeding their way towards the Oregon Decepticon bunker. [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] is already there, quietly monitoring the area, though nothing is happening... yet. Eventually, though, he sees Megatron [[Orbital jump|bounce]] in just outside the bunker and call for Starscream.
Meanwhile, the other Autobots, who ''are'' busy investigating, are speeding their way towards the Oregon Decepticon bunker. [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] is already there, quietly monitoring the area, though nothing is happening... yet. Eventually, though, he sees Megatron [[Orbital jump|bounce]] in just outside the bunker and call for Starscream.


It is Astrotrain, the [[Battlecharger]]s, and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] who come out to greet him first, however. Megatron warns them that if they fight him they '''will''' die, and gives them the choice of standing down instead, which they accept. Starscream flies out of the bunker at that point, declares them all "strutless cowards", and lays into Megatron with his now super-powered weaponry.
It is Astrotrain, the [[Battlecharger]]s, and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] who come out to greet him first, however. Megatron warns them that if they fight him they ''will'' die, and gives them the choice of standing down instead, which they accept. Starscream flies out of the bunker at that point, declares them all "strutless cowards", and lays into Megatron with his now super-powered weaponry.


Bumblebee ends up getting tossed around by the backwash and flung off to the side. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] tells him to hang on, as his squad is almost there, but Bumblebee tries to warn them off, saying he thinks they'll be bystanders at best, collateral damage at worst.
Bumblebee ends up getting tossed around by the backwash and flung off to the side. [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] tells him to hang on, as his squad is almost there, but Bumblebee tries to warn them off, saying he thinks they'll be bystanders at best, collateral damage at worst.


Megatron retaliates with his fusion cannon, clipping Starscream's wings and causing him to decide to transform and continue his attack in robot mode. He divebombs straight onto Megatron, throws him into the side of a cliff, and opens fire with everything he's got. Starscream starts crowing about how long he's been wanting to defeat Megatron... then reacts in horror as Megatron emerges from the cliff, very much not as deactivated as he was expecting.
Megatron retaliates with his fusion cannon, clipping Starscream's wings and causing him to decide to transform and continue his attack in [[robot mode]]. He divebombs straight onto Megatron, throws him into the side of a cliff, and opens fire with everything he's got. Starscream starts crowing about how long he's been wanting to defeat Megatron... then reacts in horror as Megatron emerges from the cliff, very much not as deactivated as he was expecting.


Bumblebee finally gets spotted by the other Decepticons who have been watching the fight, but the other Autobots arrive just in the nick of time to bail him out of an attack. Prowl tells everyone they should all stand down and be content to watch the duel play itself out.
Bumblebee finally gets spotted by the other Decepticons who have been watching the fight, but the other Autobots arrive just in the nick of time to bail him out of an attack. Prowl tells everyone they should all stand down and be content to watch the duel play itself out.


And play out it does, as Megatron berates Starscream for his actions and blows a hole straight through him using his [[fusion cannon]]. He tells the gathered Decepticons to take Starscream's remains inside, and answers [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]'s question about what to do about the Autobots present with, "[[Infiltration protocol|Phase... Two]]."
And play out it does, as Megatron berates Starscream for his actions and blows a hole straight through him using his [[fusion cannon]]. He tells the gathered Decepticons to take Starscream's remains inside, and answers [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]'s question about what to do about the Autobots present with two words: "[[Infiltration protocol|Phase... Two]]."


[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] asks Prowl if they're just going to let the Decepticons get away with going back into the bunker. Prowl says, "Yep," and Sunstreaker reacts with relief. They all head back to [[Lake Michigan]] and down into the water to return to ''Ark-19''... where it turns out that they're being watched by [[Machination]] agents, who are ready to enact the plan to kidnap one of the Autobots now that they've confirmed their location.
[[File:Infiltration6 - OptimusPrime Earth mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Dramatic entrances are the right of all sentient beings.]]
[[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] asks Prowl if they're just going to let the Decepticons get away with going back into the bunker. Prowl says, "Yep," and Sunstreaker reacts with relief. They all head back to [[Lake Michigan]] and down into the water to return to ''Ark-19''... where it turns out that they're being watched by [[Machination]] agents, who are ready to enact the plan to kidnap one of the Autobots now that they've confirmed their location.


As they get inside, Prowl states that he thinks it's finally time to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. But it turns out that Prime is already here...
As they get inside, Prowl states that he thinks it's finally time to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]... but as he says so, Hunter points to the door: Prime has already arrived!
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==Featured characters==
==Featured characters==
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|c1=
* [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (4)
* [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (4)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (8)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] (8)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (9)
* [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] (9)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (10)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] (10)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (11)
* [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] (11)
* [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (12)
* [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (12)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (13)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (13)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (18)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (18)
|c2=
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* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (1)
* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (1)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (2)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (2)
* [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (14)
* [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (14)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (15)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] (15)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (16)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (16)
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* [[Verity Carlo]] (6)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (6)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (7)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (7)
* [[Drake]] (17)
* [[Drake (G1)|Drake]] (17)
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<big>"'''''STARSCREAM!'''''"</big>
<big>"'''''STARSCREAM!'''''"</big>
:—'''Megatron''', showing that even in a different reality, some things never change.
:—'''Megatron''', showing that even in a different reality, some things never change.


"You will stand ''down''. If you fight, you die. There is no room anymore for mercy. In the end, you are '''''all''''' expendable. ''Choose''."
"You will stand ''down''. If you fight, you die. There is no room anymore for mercy. In the end, you are '''''all''''' expendable. ''Choose''."
:—'''Megatron's''' ultimatum to Starscream's forces.
:—'''Megatron's''' ultimatum to Starscream's forces.


"Prowl? We just going to let them slope off into their cosy siege bunker?"<br/>
"Prowl? We just going to let them slope off into their cosy siege bunker?"<br/>
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"Thank the primal source for that!"
"Thank the primal source for that!"
:—'''Sunstreaker''' lets '''Prowl''' know that he actually ''does'' believe in a being greater than himself.
:—'''Sunstreaker''' lets '''Prowl''' know that he actually ''does'' believe in a being greater than himself.


"Er, excuse me...what are the humans doing out?"<br/>
"Er, excuse me...what are the humans doing out?"<br/>
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==Notes==
==Notes==
* The Machination sub-plot continues directly into ''[[Escalation issue 1|Escalation]]'' #1.
===Continuity notes===
* Starscream reveals that most of the Transformers are surviving off artificial Energon substitutes.
* Ironhide sent a coded transmission to Optimus back in [[Infiltration issue 4|issue #4]].
* Megatron and Prime's arrivals turn Earth into "the pivotal front line". Both of the leaders are treated by the cells as awe-inspiring, supremely powerful entities—which Megatron demonstrably is.
* Starscream makes a comment about "foul local brews;" this one-off line will go on to be explored in other media set around this time period, expounding on the fact that both sides are fighting for usable energy sources.
* Megatron states that he believed he and Starscream had long since moved on from "such power plays". While it's obvious Starscream has been treacherous before (because he's Starscream), this implies he stopped long ago. Starscream's dialog suggests this was due to fear more than anything else.
* Megatron states that he believed he and Starscream had long since moved on from "such power plays". In the IDW continuity, the last time Starscream was involved in an open mutiny against his leader before this point was in ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity]],'' where he conspired with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to overthrow Megatron; in the ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor|Shining Armor]]'' miniseries, set 200 years before this issue, he contemplated the possibility of using [[energon synthesizer|alien technology]] to overpower the Decepticon leader, but [[Vekktral|other matters]] demanded his attention and Megatron never got wind of the adventure.
* The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and an image of a cover for ''Escalation'' #1.
* Starscream's dialogue suggests that it was his fear of Megatron that stopped him from any future coup attempts, a character trait that would be explored in more detail in 2017's ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]].


===Errors===
===Errors===
* In the very first panel, "Oregon" is misspelled as "Orgeon". This was corrected in the TPB.
* In the very first panel, "Oregon" is misspelled as "Orgeon". This was corrected in the TPB. (It was then ''un''corrected in the first volume of the [[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One|IDW Collection]].)
* Starscream says that Megatron was "sewing" the seeds of his destruction, instead of "sowing".
 
===Other trivia===
* Megatron berates Starscream's treachery, noting that his actions have disgraced the "Imperium;" this was evidently Furman's early idea for the interplanetary space conquered by Decepticons but this concept was not borne out in later issues, which presented the modern Decepticon threat as a series of decentralized infiltration cells who pillage and raze planets rather than colonizing them. ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|#7]] would mention that a "[[Decepticon Empire]]" had existed for a brief time in the past, but collapsed in on itself before the present day.
* The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and an image of a cover for ''Escalation'' #1.


===Covers (7)===
===Covers (7)===
* '''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime by [[E. J. Su]]
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* '''Cover B:''' Megatron blasting a hole through Starscream by [[Guido Guidi]]
File:Infiltration 6a.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover A'''
* '''Cover C:''' Optimus Prime by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]
File:Infiltration 6b.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover B''' - Megatron does [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] proud.
* '''Cover D:''' Megatron vs Starscream by [[Nick Roche]]
File:Infiltration 6c.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover C''' - Another Optimus Prime cover
* '''Cover RI-A:''' Megatron vs Starscream wraparound cover by [[Andrew Wildman]]
File:Infiltration 6d.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover D''' - Starscream winning, for all of 2 seconds.
* '''Cover RI-B:''' Arcee vs Decepticons wraparound cover by [[Bob Lefevre]]
</gallery>
* '''Cover RI-C:''' Optimus Prime by [[Guido Guidi]] (includes 4 mini-prints)
 
* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover A:''' Optimus Prime, by [[E. J. Su]].
* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover B:''' Megatron blasting a hole through Starscream, by [[Guido Guidi]].
* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover C:''' Optimus Prime, by [[Klaus Scherwinski]].
* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover D:''' Megatron vs Starscream, by [[Nick Roche]].


<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Infiltration 6a.jpg|
File:Infiltration 6ria.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-A''' - Megatron won't even let Starscream have his own cover.
Image:Infiltration 6b.jpg|Megatron does [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] proud.
File:Infiltration 6rib.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-B''' - Um, I missed these folks in the comic.
Image:Infiltration 6c.jpg|Another Optimus Prime cover
File:Infiltration 6ric.jpg|'''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-C''' - Yet '''another''' Optimus Prime cover.
Image:Infiltration 6d.jpg|Starscream winning, for all of 2 seconds.
Image:Infiltration 6ria.jpg|Megatron won't even let Starscream have his own cover.
Image:Infiltration 6rib.jpg|Um, I missed these folks in the comic.
Image:Infiltration 6ric.jpg|Yet '''another''' Optimus Prime cover.
</gallery>
</gallery>
* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-A:''' Megatron vs Starscream wraparound cover, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-B:''' Arcee vs Decepticons wraparound cover, by [[Bob Lefevre]].
* '''''Infiltration'' #6 cover RI-C:''' Optimus Prime, by Guido Guidi (includes 4 mini-prints).


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===Reprints===
===Reprints===
*[[2006]] — ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration]]''
<small>Other than [[The Transformers: Infiltration#Collections|reprints of the full series]]</small>
*[[2007]] — ''[[The Transformers: The Premiere Collection Volume 1]]''
* '''''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''''' <small>([[July 25]], [[2007]]) ISBN 1600100589 / ISBN 978-1600100581</small>
*[[2007]] — ''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]''
* '''''[[The Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' <small>([[December 29]], [[2010]]) ISBN 1600108059 / ISBN 978-1600108051</small>
*[[2010]] — ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One]]''
* '''''[[Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''''' <small>([[September 21]], [[2022]])</small>
*[[2010]] — ''[[The Transformers: Best of Starscream]]''
 
<gallery>
File:BestofSimon.jpg|'''''The Best of Simon Furman''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]]
File:BestofStarscream.jpg|'''''The Best of Starscream''''' – cover art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]]
File:BestOfStarscream_cvr.jpg|'''''Best of Starscream''''' – cover art by [[James Biggie]]
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"You cannot harm me while Dark Energon flows through my veins!"

In the Decepticon Command Bunker in Oregon, Starscream is on the receiving end of a mega-cycle long "hit" of Ore-13. As they wait, Astrotrain and Runabout worry about what they've just heard regarding Megatron recently arriving on Earth and dispatching both Blitzwing and Skywarp in a fight. But when Starscream finally emerges from the energon chamber, he tells them both that, thanks to the Ore-13, they'll be more than ready to take him on when he comes.

Over in Iowa, Ratchet is busy taking Hunter O'Nion, Jimmy Pink, and Verity Carlo back to Ark-19 after their traumatic scouting mission in the abandoned Nebraska Decepticon Bunker. Verity is angry at not being able to help the Autobots investigate the information they brought back, but Hunter and Jimmy tell her that they are more than happy to stay out of it. Verity eventually relents at their words and gives in to joining the post-traumatic stressing out.

Meanwhile, the other Autobots, who are busy investigating, are speeding their way towards the Oregon Decepticon bunker. Bumblebee is already there, quietly monitoring the area, though nothing is happening... yet. Eventually, though, he sees Megatron bounce in just outside the bunker and call for Starscream.

It is Astrotrain, the Battlechargers, and Thundercracker who come out to greet him first, however. Megatron warns them that if they fight him they will die, and gives them the choice of standing down instead, which they accept. Starscream flies out of the bunker at that point, declares them all "strutless cowards", and lays into Megatron with his now super-powered weaponry.

Bumblebee ends up getting tossed around by the backwash and flung off to the side. Prowl tells him to hang on, as his squad is almost there, but Bumblebee tries to warn them off, saying he thinks they'll be bystanders at best, collateral damage at worst.

Megatron retaliates with his fusion cannon, clipping Starscream's wings and causing him to decide to transform and continue his attack in robot mode. He divebombs straight onto Megatron, throws him into the side of a cliff, and opens fire with everything he's got. Starscream starts crowing about how long he's been wanting to defeat Megatron... then reacts in horror as Megatron emerges from the cliff, very much not as deactivated as he was expecting.

Bumblebee finally gets spotted by the other Decepticons who have been watching the fight, but the other Autobots arrive just in the nick of time to bail him out of an attack. Prowl tells everyone they should all stand down and be content to watch the duel play itself out.

And play out it does, as Megatron berates Starscream for his actions and blows a hole straight through him using his fusion cannon. He tells the gathered Decepticons to take Starscream's remains inside, and answers Runamuck's question about what to do about the Autobots present with two words: "Phase... Two."

Dramatic entrances are the right of all sentient beings.

Sunstreaker asks Prowl if they're just going to let the Decepticons get away with going back into the bunker. Prowl says, "Yep," and Sunstreaker reacts with relief. They all head back to Lake Michigan and down into the water to return to Ark-19... where it turns out that they're being watched by Machination agents, who are ready to enact the plan to kidnap one of the Autobots now that they've confirmed their location.

As they get inside, Prowl states that he thinks it's finally time to contact Optimus Prime... but as he says so, Hunter points to the door: Prime has already arrived!

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Quotes

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"STARSCREAM!"

—Megatron, showing that even in a different reality, some things never change.


"You will stand down. If you fight, you die. There is no room anymore for mercy. In the end, you are all expendable. Choose."

—Megatron's ultimatum to Starscream's forces.


"Prowl? We just going to let them slope off into their cosy siege bunker?"
"Yep."
"Thank the primal source for that!"

—Sunstreaker lets Prowl know that he actually does believe in a being greater than himself.


"Er, excuse me...what are the humans doing out?"
"There's a local expression, Sunstreaker. Something about equine lifeforms and the egress from their given habitation."
"Eh?"
"Never mind."

—Sunstreaker and Jazz discuss the concept of horses.

Notes

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Continuity notes

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  • Ironhide sent a coded transmission to Optimus back in issue #4.
  • Starscream makes a comment about "foul local brews;" this one-off line will go on to be explored in other media set around this time period, expounding on the fact that both sides are fighting for usable energy sources.
  • Megatron states that he believed he and Starscream had long since moved on from "such power plays". In the IDW continuity, the last time Starscream was involved in an open mutiny against his leader before this point was in Monstrosity, where he conspired with Scorponok to overthrow Megatron; in the Shining Armor miniseries, set 200 years before this issue, he contemplated the possibility of using alien technology to overpower the Decepticon leader, but other matters demanded his attention and Megatron never got wind of the adventure.
  • Starscream's dialogue suggests that it was his fear of Megatron that stopped him from any future coup attempts, a character trait that would be explored in more detail in 2017's Till All Are One.

Errors

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  • In the very first panel, "Oregon" is misspelled as "Orgeon". This was corrected in the TPB. (It was then uncorrected in the first volume of the IDW Collection.)
  • Starscream says that Megatron was "sewing" the seeds of his destruction, instead of "sowing".

Other trivia

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  • Megatron berates Starscream's treachery, noting that his actions have disgraced the "Imperium;" this was evidently Furman's early idea for the interplanetary space conquered by Decepticons but this concept was not borne out in later issues, which presented the modern Decepticon threat as a series of decentralized infiltration cells who pillage and raze planets rather than colonizing them. More than Meets the Eye #7 would mention that a "Decepticon Empire" had existed for a brief time in the past, but collapsed in on itself before the present day.
  • The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and an image of a cover for Escalation #1.

Covers (7)

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  • Infiltration #6 cover A
    Infiltration #6 cover A
  • Infiltration #6 cover B - Megatron does Galvatron proud.
    Infiltration #6 cover B - Megatron does Galvatron proud.
  • Infiltration #6 cover C - Another Optimus Prime cover
    Infiltration #6 cover C - Another Optimus Prime cover
  • Infiltration #6 cover D - Starscream winning, for all of 2 seconds.
    Infiltration #6 cover D - Starscream winning, for all of 2 seconds.
  • Infiltration #6 cover A: Optimus Prime, by E. J. Su.
  • Infiltration #6 cover B: Megatron blasting a hole through Starscream, by Guido Guidi.
  • Infiltration #6 cover C: Optimus Prime, by Klaus Scherwinski.
  • Infiltration #6 cover D: Megatron vs Starscream, by Nick Roche.
  • Infiltration #6 cover RI-A - Megatron won't even let Starscream have his own cover.
    Infiltration #6 cover RI-A - Megatron won't even let Starscream have his own cover.
  • Infiltration #6 cover RI-B - Um, I missed these folks in the comic.
    Infiltration #6 cover RI-B - Um, I missed these folks in the comic.
  • Infiltration #6 cover RI-C - Yet another Optimus Prime cover.
    Infiltration #6 cover RI-C - Yet another Optimus Prime cover.
  • Infiltration #6 cover RI-A: Megatron vs Starscream wraparound cover, by Andrew Wildman.
  • Infiltration #6 cover RI-B: Arcee vs Decepticons wraparound cover, by Bob Lefevre.
  • Infiltration #6 cover RI-C: Optimus Prime, by Guido Guidi (includes 4 mini-prints).

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