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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW | [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] arrive back at the smoldering ruins of [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s bar, with the proprietor himself burning in the middle. Sandstorm snaps, accusing Optimus of being responsible for killing all of his friends, but Optimus points out that Gutcruncher was on the line of fire for his illegal [[engex]] operations. After calming down, Sandstorm notes that the shell they found belongs to a specific ammunition called the [[infernus bullet]]. Reverse engineered from the [[Firecon]]s on [[Varas Centralus]] by the [[Decepticon]]s, it enters the circulatory system and overloads the [[spark]], burning up a [[Transformer]] from the inside. Sandstorm was part of the [[Wreckers]] that made sure that it would never see the light of the day, so its current presence is a mystery. | ||
[[Starscream (G1)/IDW | [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] soon arrives on the scene and, hearing Sandstorm's explanation, accuses the Firecons of causing all the recent trouble. Gathering together a team, both leaders decide to confront the Firecons. It turns for the worse when [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] decides to outright attack the Firecons, beginning a battle with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and their associates against the Firecons. Optimus is too late to arrive as the Firecons are brutualized by the Dinobots and Sandstorm, who blames the trio for killing his friends. [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] and [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] are taken down by the Dinobots, but [[Sparkstalker]] is saved from Sandstorm's kill shot by Optimus, who internally berates the team for acting rashly and betraying Autobot principles. | ||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
{{Featuredcharacters | {{Featuredcharacters | ||
|c1= | |c1= | ||
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW | * [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1) | ||
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (3) | * [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (3) | ||
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]* (8) | * [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]* (8) | ||
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]* (12) | * [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]* (12) | ||
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (14) | * [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (14) | ||
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (15) | * [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (15) | ||
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16) | * [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16) | ||
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (17) | * [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (17) | ||
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (18) | * [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (18) | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
*[[Skidmark (G1)|Skidmark]] (4) | * [[Skidmark (G1)|Skidmark]] (4) | ||
*[[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] (5) | * [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] (5) | ||
*[[Morsa]] (6) | * [[Morsa]] (6) | ||
*[[Sparkstalker]] (9) | * [[Sparkstalker]] (9) | ||
*[[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] (10) | * [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] (10) | ||
*[[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] (11) | * [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] (11) | ||
*[[Barricade ( | * [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] (13) | ||
|c4= | |c4= | ||
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (2) | * [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (2) | ||
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW | * [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] (7) | ||
}} | }} | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>see "Errors", below | <nowiki>* </nowiki>see "Errors", below | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
===Continuity notes=== | ===Continuity notes=== | ||
*[[Varas Centralus]] was introduced in [[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]. Optimus calls it a "hellhole"; [[A Better Tomorrow|''Robots in Disguise'' #5]] established that the planet was the site of wartime atrocities so extreme that even other Decepticons fled the war upon witnessing them. | * [[Varas Centralus]] was introduced in [[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]. Optimus calls it a "hellhole"; [[A Better Tomorrow|''Robots in Disguise'' #5]] established that the planet was the site of wartime atrocities so extreme that even other Decepticons fled the war upon witnessing them. | ||
*He doesn't appear on-panel, but [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] is credited with providing the Firecons' location. Swindle hasn't been seen much since ''Robots in Disguise'' wrapped up its first "season", but he's fairly cozy with the establishment and a regular at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] in [[A 'Bot and Her City|''Windblade'' #1]] and [[The World of Tomorrow|''Robots in Disguise'' #33]]. | * He doesn't appear on-panel, but [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] is credited with providing the Firecons' location. Swindle hasn't been seen much since ''Robots in Disguise'' wrapped up its first "season", but he's fairly cozy with the establishment and a regular at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] in [[A 'Bot and Her City|''Windblade'' #1]] and [[The World of Tomorrow|''Robots in Disguise'' #33]]. | ||
===Real-world references=== | |||
* Curiously, this is the only issue of ''Punishment'' that does ''not'' take its title from an episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Generation 1'' cartoon]]. ''{{w|Quest for Fire}}'' was a famous book and film about early human cultures. Perhaps they meant to use "[[Quest for Survival]]"? | |||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*Though unnamed, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] appear; the former using his alternate mode to help to extinguish the blaze at Gutcruncher's, and the latter joining the hunt for the Firecons. Whilst both had been shown to be on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in ''Robots in Disguise'' issues prior to "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]", at this point, they and the other [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] should now all be aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'', as seen in [[ | * Though unnamed, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] appear; the former using his alternate mode to help to extinguish the blaze at Gutcruncher's, and the latter joining the hunt for the Firecons. Whilst both had been shown to be on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in ''Robots in Disguise'' issues prior to "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]", at this point, they and the other [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] should now all either be aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'', as seen in [[The Sensuous Frame|''More than Meets the Eye'' #41]], or on their way back to Cybertron, as depicted in [[The Possible Light|''The Transformers'' #40]]. They explicitly wouldn't arrive on Cybertron until [[Mistakes and Mayhem|''Windblade'' #2]], which (like the entirety of ''[[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]]'') is set after the events of ''Punishment''. Who knows, maybe Streetwise was [[The Possible Light#Errors|actually]] [[Mistakes and Mayhem#Errors|supposed to be]] [[Grotusque]]? Or, given the prevalence of lookalike Japanese counterparts of ''Generation 1'' characters throughout this story, maybe they're supposed to be a miscolored [[Fire Chief (G1)|Fire Chief]] and [[Streetstar]]? | ||
===Foreign Localization=== | |||
'''Swedish''' | |||
* ''Title:'' "'''En jakt på eld'''" ("A Hunt for Fire") | |||
===Covers (2)=== | ===Covers (2)=== | ||
*'''Digital cover:''' Optimus, Windblade, and Sandstorm survey Gutcruncher's flaming bar, from the issue's first page, by [[Livio Ramondelli]] | * '''Digital cover:''' Optimus, Windblade, and Sandstorm survey Gutcruncher's flaming bar, from the issue's first page, by [[Livio Ramondelli]] | ||
*'''Print cover:''' Optimus Prime and the Dinobots, by Ramondelli | * '''Print cover:''' Optimus Prime and the Dinobots, by Ramondelli | ||
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===Reprints=== | |||
* '''''The Transformers: Punishment''''' <small>([[January 21]], [[2015]])</small> | |||
** Collects ''Punishment'' issues #1–5. | |||
** One-shot format. | |||
* '''''[[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. | |||
* '''''[[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. | |||
* '''''[[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. | |||
* '''''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. | |||
<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> | |||
[[Category:Punishment issues]] | [[Category:Punishment issues]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:12, 31 January 2026
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
Evidence leads the Firecons to being the primary suspects of the Decepticon murders.
Synopsis
[edit]Optimus Prime, Sandstorm, and Windblade arrive back at the smoldering ruins of Gutcruncher's bar, with the proprietor himself burning in the middle. Sandstorm snaps, accusing Optimus of being responsible for killing all of his friends, but Optimus points out that Gutcruncher was on the line of fire for his illegal engex operations. After calming down, Sandstorm notes that the shell they found belongs to a specific ammunition called the infernus bullet. Reverse engineered from the Firecons on Varas Centralus by the Decepticons, it enters the circulatory system and overloads the spark, burning up a Transformer from the inside. Sandstorm was part of the Wreckers that made sure that it would never see the light of the day, so its current presence is a mystery.
Starscream soon arrives on the scene and, hearing Sandstorm's explanation, accuses the Firecons of causing all the recent trouble. Gathering together a team, both leaders decide to confront the Firecons. It turns for the worse when Slug decides to outright attack the Firecons, beginning a battle with the Dinobots and their associates against the Firecons. Optimus is too late to arrive as the Firecons are brutualized by the Dinobots and Sandstorm, who blames the trio for killing his friends. Flamefeather and Cindersaur are taken down by the Dinobots, but Sparkstalker is saved from Sandstorm's kill shot by Optimus, who internally berates the team for acting rashly and betraying Autobot principles.
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Others |
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* see "Errors", below
Quotes
[edit]"You know what they say—where there's smoke, there's Prime."
- —Starscream
"Calm down, I'm sure he's got other thing on his mind, Sparkstalker."
"I shot at Optimus Prime, and then somebody burned down his friend's favourite dive bar? Yeah, he's probably contemplating some classic cerebro-chess matches."
- —Flamefeather and Sparkstalker
Notes
[edit]Continuity notes
[edit]- Varas Centralus was introduced in Stormbringer #2. Optimus calls it a "hellhole"; Robots in Disguise #5 established that the planet was the site of wartime atrocities so extreme that even other Decepticons fled the war upon witnessing them.
- He doesn't appear on-panel, but Swindle is credited with providing the Firecons' location. Swindle hasn't been seen much since Robots in Disguise wrapped up its first "season", but he's fairly cozy with the establishment and a regular at Maccadam's in Windblade #1 and Robots in Disguise #33.
Real-world references
[edit]- Curiously, this is the only issue of Punishment that does not take its title from an episode of the Generation 1 cartoon. Quest for Fire was a famous book and film about early human cultures. Perhaps they meant to use "Quest for Survival"?
Errors
[edit]- Though unnamed, Hot Spot and Streetwise appear; the former using his alternate mode to help to extinguish the blaze at Gutcruncher's, and the latter joining the hunt for the Firecons. Whilst both had been shown to be on Cybertron in Robots in Disguise issues prior to "Dark Cybertron", at this point, they and the other Protectobots should now all either be aboard the Lost Light, as seen in More than Meets the Eye #41, or on their way back to Cybertron, as depicted in The Transformers #40. They explicitly wouldn't arrive on Cybertron until Windblade #2, which (like the entirety of Combiner Wars) is set after the events of Punishment. Who knows, maybe Streetwise was actually supposed to be Grotusque? Or, given the prevalence of lookalike Japanese counterparts of Generation 1 characters throughout this story, maybe they're supposed to be a miscolored Fire Chief and Streetstar?
Foreign Localization
[edit]Swedish
- Title: "En jakt på eld" ("A Hunt for Fire")
Covers (2)
[edit]- Digital cover: Optimus, Windblade, and Sandstorm survey Gutcruncher's flaming bar, from the issue's first page, by Livio Ramondelli
- Print cover: Optimus Prime and the Dinobots, by Ramondelli
Reprints
[edit]- The Transformers: Punishment (January 21, 2015)
- Collects Punishment issues #1–5.
- One-shot format.
- The Transformers: Redemption of the Dinobots (March 14, 2018) ISBN 1684051835 / ISBN 978-1684051830
- Collects Punishment issues #1–5, Redemption, and Salvation.
- Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
- Trade paperback format.
- The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8 (December 5, 2018) ISBN 1684053722 / ISBN 978-1684053728
- Collects More than Meets the Eye issues #35–38 & #39–40, The Transformers (2012) issues #35–38, Punishment issues #1–5, and Drift - Empire of Stone issues #1–4.
- Hardcover 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.
- Transformers: Optimus Prime - Tillbaka till jorden (February 15, 2023)
- Collects Robots in Disguise issues #28–32 & #34–38, and Punishment issues #1–5.
- Swedish reprint. Hardcover format.
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Punishment – 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 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
