The Omega Effect

Sunstorm and Omega Supreme battle.

Generation 1 #4

Writer: Brad Mick
Pencils: Don Figueroa
Inks: Elaine To
Colors: Espen Grundetjern
Letters: Ben Lee

• Preceded by: Skyfire (comic issue)
  
• Followed by: Original Sin
  
• Characters (In order of appearance): Starscream, Megatron, Soundwave, Omega Supreme, Sunstorm, Prowl, Ultra Magnus, Warpath, Bumper, Jazz*, Sideswipe*, Windcharger*, Wheeljack*, Sunstreaker*, Marissa Fairborne, Jetfire, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Brawn, Ratchet, Beachcomber*, Powerglide*, Seaspray*, Cosmos* (* Deactivated)
  
• Chronology: Ascension

Summary

Starscream stops to moan how since long before the Autobots and Decepticons had come to Earth, other, bigger Transformers had a way f interfering with his plans. Starscream thinks back to one time when, after executing some of the Council of Ancients, Megatron chose to assert his authority as the unquestioned leader of the Decepticons.

In the present, Starscream attempts to escape oppression from the behemoth Omega Supreme, who has already grabbed the weakened Sunstorm. Scarscream decides that he has better chances with his brother on the loose than being hunted don by the titan Autobot, so he turns and uses a shot from his null ray to destroy the apparatuc that was keeping Sunstorm's power down to manageable levels. Sunstorm quickly eawakens and Omega's grasp.

On Cybertron, Prowl becomes frustrated by his casual study of the energy aberration in Shockwave's abandoned laboratory in Quadrant Epsilon found two issues ago by the Protectobots. The study leads to an analysis on the theoretical engineering of Vector Sigma. Ultra Magnus communicates with Prowl over a video-screen regarding arrangements for tomorrow's meeting with some other Autobots, and Ultra Magnus advises that Prowl get some rest.

Under rainfall in Oregon, Warpath and Bumper hoist some deactivated Autobots out of the lake where Starscream hid the bodies after they were damaged in the Combaticon's attack. The two Autobots are ambushed by a large number of humans from the Earth Defense Command lead by Marissa Faireborn. Bumper, being the more level-headed of the two active Autobots, decides that surrender is the best idea.

After the battle against Sunstorm. Jetfire drops off Brawn, Cliffjumper, and Bumblebee back at The Orion. Inside, only Ratchet is still standing to explain that Starscream vandalized the ship as he was escaping.

Also Starscream's responsibility is the epic showdown outside between Sunstorm and Omega Supreme. The two toss massive amounts of energy at each other, with Omega Supreme winning the standoff, causing the self-righteous psychopath to fall to the ground. Omega Supreme takes a closer look at his (relatively) tiny foe, who now has a clear shot right into Omega Supreme's unprotected face.

Notes of interest

• Marissa's introduces herself as Marissa Fairborne with an e on the end, but later issues give her last name as Faireborn with the e in the middle.
• The name of the issue is borrowed from the name of Darkseid's trademark eye-lasers.
• It's ambiguous if the flashback on the opening pages takes place after Starscream hijacked Megatron's plans in The War Within and destroyed Iacon while Megatron was fighting Optimus, or if it occurs sometime during The War Within: The Dark Ages when Starscream killed the remaining elders during his attack on the peace talks and Megatron returned from deep space.
• Bumper makes a reference to Bumblebee's underwater skills, mentioned on G1 Bumblebee's tech spec.
• How did The Orion get to Alaska from Oregon? Well pressumably it flew. Shuttles can do that, you know.
  
  
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