In a bar on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], an [[Autobot]] has unloaded his pain on supportive audio receptors. He recalls his time as a dock worker on [[storage yard 67]], innocent times with friends like [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Elita One (G1)|Ariel]]. Then came the horror of watching their murder at the hands of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], minutes before experiencing his own death.
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The Autobot remembers his reawakening, his reprieve from eternity, and a second chance. Rebuilt from the ground up, he was now a soldier, fighting a war. He notes the cruel, cyclical nature of existence. He made new friends and rebuilt his life, only to see it all shatter again in the cold face of the enemy. Such is the fate of [[Dion (G1)|Dion]], last survivor of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]].
Oh, except this isn’t Dion telling Dion's story. This is [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] trying to use Dion's tragedy to score with some [[Road Rage (G1)|bar]] [[Red waitress Transformer|chicks]].
After he exposes the ruse, [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] yanks Side Burn out before his angry new acquaintances can have at him. Prowl is aghast at Side Burn's lack of decency and reminds him that impersonating an Elite Guard is a felony. For now, though, both Autobots have greater duties to attend.
[[File:BattleLinesStarscreamandLyzack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Starscream invents sexual harassment.]]
[[File:BattleLinesPrimeandCo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"..along with my friends, Jazz, Prowl, Brawn, Ironhide, and—who the hell is that?"]]
Meanwhile, at [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s lair, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] reports that the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]' mission is a success: The Elite Guard have been destroyed. However, Starscream is concerned about the Combaticons being allowed into the [[Decepticon]] ranks, claiming they are only interested in furthering their own power and will betray him the first chance they get.
Deathsaurus assuages Starscream's fear, telling him that such ambitions are what make them the perfect Decepticons. They're what separates them from the "stagnation and complacency of the Autobots".
Preparing for their return, Starscream orders [[Lyzack (Victory)|Lyzack]] to ready the medical bay, paying her some condescending flirtations in the process. While Lyzack is demure toward her commander, she harbors resentment in secret.
Back at the Citadel, [[Magnum]] gathers the remaining members of the Elite Guard, including the real Dion, to reassure the [[Autobot High Council]] that the Guard is still in operation. Their plans are halted by the assembly in the auditorium, with Optimus Prime accepting his position as leader of the new Autobot Military.
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Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.<br>
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.<br>
The Autobots and Decepticons regroup after the fallout of Bruticus' attack.
Synopsis
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Featured characters
Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks. (Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
The opening page recounts some of the events of "War Dawn." Though we knew these events were in Dion's backstory, this is the first time we've seen them (and Dion's pre-Elite Guard body) in this continuity.
In an odd case of passing the torch, the backstory of 2010's Transformers Collectors' Club free exclusive is told by 2011's Transformers Collectors' Club free exclusive.
The red waitress Transformer that Side Burn is trying to pick up looks like T-AI but is not T-AI. She's only supposed to look like T-AI. We are silly for thinking she's supposed to be T-AI. [1]
As with his 2001 Robots in Disguise counterpart, Side Burn is berated by his universe's Prowl for being a good-for-nothing doofus.
Similar to the Cybertronian altmodes seen in the first episode of the original cartoon, Prowl's robot mode still looks like it transforms into a Datsun, but his trans-form is a vehicle that looks completely different.
Both Ironhide and Ratchet are shown in their "Descent into Evil" bodies, as Wings of Honor continues to feature the BotCon 2005 exclusives until someone finally buys the last few sets on the Club store.
