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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] takes [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]'s gun and comforts the former Autobot when he expresses regret that he almost gave in to his baser emotions. [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], on the other hand, is expressedly critical of the Autobots and their apparent reversion to the war. [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] cooly notes that, despite all the firepower and violence, the [[Firecon]]s are still alive, albeit barely.
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] takes [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]'s gun and comforts the former Autobot when he expresses regret that he almost gave in to his baser emotions. [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], on the other hand, is expressedly critical of the Autobots and their apparent reversion to the war. [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] cooly notes that, despite all the firepower and violence, the [[Firecon]]s are still alive, albeit barely.


The next morning, the Firecons are kept in a cell, whining about their treatment. Windblade berates the Autobots on their vicious nature, and Sandstorm continues beating himself over almost killing Sparkstalker. Optimus notes that the Firecons are innocent, as they would have no need for [[infernus bullet]]s to produce fire. Optimus continues on to explain that the attack on [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s bar was meant to instigate animosities, and he sets out to confront a "friend".
The next morning, the Firecons are kept in a cell, whining about their treatment. Windblade berates the Autobots on their vicious nature, and Sandstorm continues beating himself over almost killing Sparkstalker. Optimus notes that the Firecons are innocent, as they would have no need for [[infernus bullet]]s to produce fire. Optimus continues on to explain that the attack on [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s bar was meant to instigate animosities, and he sets out to confront a "friend".


Optimus meets the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s near a statue of himself. Optimus and Slug walk off together and into memory lane about the Dinobots' encounter with the Firecons at the bloody battle at [[Varas Centralus]] after the Decepticon pyromaniacs burned an outpost at [[Varas Extrinsecus]]. The conversation leads to Optimus blankly accusing Slug of the murders, an accusation that Slug doesn't appreciate. Just as the other Dinobots join the brawl, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] contacts Optimus and, after berating him for accusing the Dinobots, points to another massacre, this time of [[Skram (G2)|Skram]], [[Fireball]], [[Lander (Masterforce)|Lander]], and [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].
Optimus meets the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s near a statue of himself. Optimus and Slug walk off together and into memory lane about the Dinobots' encounter with the Firecons at the bloody battle at [[Varas Centralus]] after the Decepticon pyromaniacs burned an outpost at [[Varas Extrinsecus]]. The conversation leads to Optimus blankly accusing Slug of the murders, an accusation that Slug doesn't appreciate. Just as the other Dinobots join the brawl, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] contacts Optimus and, after berating him for accusing the Dinobots, points to another massacre, this time of [[Skram (G2)|Skram]], [[Fireball]], [[Lander]], and [[Diver (G1)|Diver]] in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].


Knowing that nobody would stand for dead Autobots, Starscream calls for a raze of the Decepticon ghetto, but Barricade, sick of selling out his people, refuses the order. After receiving an unexpected commendation from Optimus Prime, Barricade goes right to investigating, noting the escape route: a large access duct that leads to the statue of Optimus.
Knowing that nobody would stand for dead Autobots, Starscream calls for a raze of the Decepticon ghetto, but Barricade, sick of selling out his people, refuses the order. After receiving an unexpected commendation from Optimus Prime, Barricade goes right to investigating, noting the escape route: a large access duct that leads to the statue of Optimus.
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* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (8)
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* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (13)
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* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (14)
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* [[Diver (G1)|Diver]] (15)
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==Quotes==
==Quotes==
"Prime... I hate '''Decepticons.''' I hate '''Starscream.''' I hate that that '''sociopath''' is in '''charge''' of my planet. I hate a '''lot''' of things... but until right now—I never hated '''you.'''"
:—'''Slug''' responds to Prime's accusations.
"'''Raze''' the Decepticon ghetto. I've been letting things get '''worse'''—maybe knocking down some buildings will loosen some '''vocal processors.'''"<br>
"'''No way''', Starscream. I'm a '''cop'''. I sided with a '''united Cybertron''' because I '''believe''' in it. But there's a '''reason''' I still wear the '''Decepticon sigil'''—and I'm '''sick''' of people saying I've '''sold out''' or I'm just an—an '''Autobot.''' I do what I do in the name of '''equality''', and that's '''always''' been the Decepticon cause. I'm '''not''' following your order. And I don't care '''what''' happens to me."
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Barricade'''
"You and the Dinobots are '''everything wrong''' with '''Cybertronians.''' All you ever were was a '''gun'''... and you had '''no ambition''' to be more. Even if you didn't pull the trigger '''yourself''', it's creatures like '''you''' that create an environment where '''this''' happens."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' berates Slug.


==Notes==
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
===Continuity notes===
* Building upon the reference made to it last issue, [[Varas Centralus]] is revealed to have been the "most brutal, bloody battle" of the entire war, in-keeping with comments made in [[A Better Tomorrow|''Robots in Disguise'' #5]], when it was mentioned that atrocities committed there by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] were so great that they caused [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] to abandon the Decepticon cause.


===Transformers references===
===Transformers references===
* This issue is named after the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]".
* When they appeared in [[City of Steel (issue)|issue #1]], Skram and Fireball's now-dead buddies appeared to be [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and [[Waverider]], but this issue reveals them to actually be their identical Japanese counterparts from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Super-God Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'', Lander and Diver.
===Foreign Localization===
'''Swedish'''
* ''Title:'' "'''Dödsfällan'''" ("The Death Trap")
===Covers (2)===
* '''Digital cover:''' Optimus stays Sandstorm's hand, from the issue's first page, by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
* '''Print cover:''' Optimus Prime and the Dinobots, by Ramondelli
<gallery>
File:Punishment4 Madefirecvr.jpg
File:TFPunishment.jpg
</gallery>


===Real-world references===
===Reprints===
* '''''The Transformers: Punishment''''' <small>([[January 21]], [[2015]])</small>
** Collects ''Punishment'' issues #1–5.
** One-shot format.


===Errors===
* '''''[[The Transformers: Redemption of the Dinobots]]''''' <small>([[March 14]], [[2018]]) ISBN 1684051835 / ISBN 978-1684051830</small>
** Collects ''Punishment'' issues #1–5, ''[[The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption]]'', and ''[[The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation]]''.
** Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
** Trade paperback format.


===Trivia===
* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8]]''''' <small>([[December 5]], 2018) ISBN 1684053722 / ISBN 978-1684053728</small>
** Collects ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' issues [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|#35]]–[[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|38]] & [[The Permanent Revolution|#39]]–[[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|40]], [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' (2012)]] issues [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|#35]]–[[The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|38]], ''Punishment'' issues #1–5, and ''[[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone|Drift - Empire of Stone]]'' issues [[Drift - Empire of Stone issue 1|#1]]–[[Drift - Empire of Stone issue 4|4]].
** Hardcover format.


===Covers===
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 70: Punishment''''' <small>([[October 30]], [[2019]])</small>
** Collects ''Punishment'' issues #1–5, ''Redemption'', and ''Salvation''.
** Bonus material includes an article about the Motion Book Tool app used for the digital version of ''Punishment'', a "Brief History of the (IDW) Dinobots", and a Livio Ramondelli sketchbook, a cover gallery and an introduction by [[Simon Furman]].
** Hardcover format.


===Advertisements===
* '''''Transformers: Optimus Prime - Tillbaka till jorden''''' <small>([[February 15]], [[2023]])</small>
** Collects ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' issues [[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|#28]]–[[Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|32]] & [[The Crucible|#34]]–38, and ''Punishment'' issues #1–5.
** Swedish reprint. Hardcover format.


==External links==
<gallery>
File:TFPunishment.jpg|'''''Punishment''''' – cover art by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
File:Redemption-of-the-Dinobots.jpg|'''''Redemption of the Dinobots''''' – cover art by Livio Ramondelli
File:IDWCollectionP2V8.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8''''' – cover art by [[Marcelo Matere]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v70.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 70: Punishment''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Snarl) and Livio Ramondelli
RID SWE 01.jpg|'''''Optimus Prime - Tillbaka till jorden''''' – cover art by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
</gallery>


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Latest revision as of 21:20, 28 May 2023

This article is about the IDW issue. For the Generation 1 episode, see The Killing Jar (episode).
« The Transformers: Punishment #4 »
"The Killing Jar"
Publisher IDW Publishing
First published June 2014
Cover date 2014
Story by John Barber
Art by Livio Ramondelli
Letters by Tom B. Long
Continuity 2005 IDW continuity
Chronology Current era (2014)
Price Free (Windows 8 Madefire app, initial)
??? (Other digital platforms)

The new suspects: the Dinobots.

Synopsis

[edit]

Optimus Prime takes Sandstorm's gun and comforts the former Autobot when he expresses regret that he almost gave in to his baser emotions. Windblade, on the other hand, is expressedly critical of the Autobots and their apparent reversion to the war. Barricade cooly notes that, despite all the firepower and violence, the Firecons are still alive, albeit barely.

The next morning, the Firecons are kept in a cell, whining about their treatment. Windblade berates the Autobots on their vicious nature, and Sandstorm continues beating himself over almost killing Sparkstalker. Optimus notes that the Firecons are innocent, as they would have no need for infernus bullets to produce fire. Optimus continues on to explain that the attack on Gutcruncher's bar was meant to instigate animosities, and he sets out to confront a "friend".

Optimus meets the Dinobots near a statue of himself. Optimus and Slug walk off together and into memory lane about the Dinobots' encounter with the Firecons at the bloody battle at Varas Centralus after the Decepticon pyromaniacs burned an outpost at Varas Extrinsecus. The conversation leads to Optimus blankly accusing Slug of the murders, an accusation that Slug doesn't appreciate. Just as the other Dinobots join the brawl, Starscream contacts Optimus and, after berating him for accusing the Dinobots, points to another massacre, this time of Skram, Fireball, Lander, and Diver in Metroplex.

Knowing that nobody would stand for dead Autobots, Starscream calls for a raze of the Decepticon ghetto, but Barricade, sick of selling out his people, refuses the order. After receiving an unexpected commendation from Optimus Prime, Barricade goes right to investigating, noting the escape route: a large access duct that leads to the statue of Optimus.

But the discussing leads to another fight between Optimus and Slug, with the former revealing that he remembers all too well what the Dinobots did at Varas Centralus and that they were no better than the Decepticons then. He accuses the Dinobots of being the worst of what Cybertron has to offer, refusing to adapt to the new peace. Windblade has to pull Optimus away from the rant, and he tells her that he knows who the true culprit is...

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(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons NAILs

Quotes

[edit]

"Prime... I hate Decepticons. I hate Starscream. I hate that that sociopath is in charge of my planet. I hate a lot of things... but until right now—I never hated you."

—Slug responds to Prime's accusations.


"Raze the Decepticon ghetto. I've been letting things get worse—maybe knocking down some buildings will loosen some vocal processors."
"No way, Starscream. I'm a cop. I sided with a united Cybertron because I believe in it. But there's a reason I still wear the Decepticon sigil—and I'm sick of people saying I've sold out or I'm just an—an Autobot. I do what I do in the name of equality, and that's always been the Decepticon cause. I'm not following your order. And I don't care what happens to me."

—Starscream and Barricade


"You and the Dinobots are everything wrong with Cybertronians. All you ever were was a gun... and you had no ambition to be more. Even if you didn't pull the trigger yourself, it's creatures like you that create an environment where this happens."

—Optimus Prime berates Slug.

Notes

[edit]

Continuity notes

[edit]
  • Building upon the reference made to it last issue, Varas Centralus is revealed to have been the "most brutal, bloody battle" of the entire war, in-keeping with comments made in Robots in Disguise #5, when it was mentioned that atrocities committed there by the Constructicons were so great that they caused Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause.

Transformers references

[edit]

Foreign Localization

[edit]

Swedish

  • Title: "Dödsfällan" ("The Death Trap")

Covers (2)

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  • Digital cover: Optimus stays Sandstorm's hand, from the issue's first page, by Livio Ramondelli
  • Print cover: Optimus Prime and the Dinobots, by Ramondelli

Reprints

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  • The Transformers: Punishment (January 21, 2015)
    • Collects Punishment issues #1–5.
    • One-shot format.
  • Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 70: Punishment (October 30, 2019)
    • Collects Punishment issues #1–5, Redemption, and Salvation.
    • Bonus material includes an article about the Motion Book Tool app used for the digital version of Punishment, a "Brief History of the (IDW) Dinobots", and a Livio Ramondelli sketchbook, a cover gallery and an introduction by Simon Furman.
    • Hardcover format.
  • Punishment – cover art by Livio Ramondelli
    Punishment – cover art by Livio Ramondelli
  • Redemption of the Dinobots – cover art by Livio Ramondelli
    Redemption of the Dinobots – cover art by Livio Ramondelli
  • The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8 – cover art by Marcelo Matere
    The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8 – cover art by Marcelo Matere
  • The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 70: Punishment – cover art by Don Figueroa (Snarl) and Livio Ramondelli
    The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 70: Punishment – cover art by Don Figueroa (Snarl) and Livio Ramondelli
  • Optimus Prime - Tillbaka till jorden – cover art by Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente
    Optimus Prime - Tillbaka till jorden – cover art by Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente
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