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'''Decepticons wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the... Autobots?'''
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==Synopsis==
{{note|This story follows the events of [[Crossing Over: Part 6]].}}


Emerging from a dimensional portal, Cliffjumper arrives, to his shock, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Almost immediately, he is jumped by an oddly colored [[Triggercon]] named Ruckus. Ruckus tries to make a getaway, when he's blasted by Rodimus. Rodimus takes Cliffjumper to see Optimus Prime. Optimus escorts the by-now-nervous Cliffjumper to the [[smelting pool]] to see Rumble's execution. Quite unwisely, Cliffjumper tries to talk some sense into Optimus and gets blasted for his pains. As a test of loyalty, Optimus dumps Cliffjumper into the [[Rad Zone]]. While unconscious, Cliffjumper's body is found by [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]-colored versions of Scrapper and Long Haul. Cliffjumper wakes up to see both Hook and Scrapper working on him. Needless to say, he freaks out and makes a run for it, only to collide into Megatron, accompanied by Sideswipe. Sideswipe asks to see Cliffjumper alone. Upon further inspection, Sideswipe concludes that the Cliffjumper standing before him is not the same Cliffjumper he knew; after all, his Cliffjumper was killed right before his eyes during an ambush. Cliffjumper asks what the slag is going on, and Sideswipe condenses his universe's history.
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In this universe, Optronix was absolutely obsessive about knowledge. Feeling unsatisfied in his original position, he backstabbed and betrayed countless others to become one of the more influential members of society. He began preaching intolerance for Cybertron's peaceful lifestyle, and others who agreed with this philosophy, mainly those who were similarly dissatisfied, joined him. In time, Optronix declared himself and his followers autonomous from Cybertron, and thus, they took the name [[Autobot]]s. Optronix then upgraded his followers, but, of course, he kept the most powerful mods for himself. When he finished upgrading, he renamed himself Optimus Prime. Then, one day, the Autobots began their reign of terror. Those who refused to join the Autobots were scrapped. Eventually, Optimus's sanity was shattered with a shocking revelation, but no one, not even his closest friends, knew what that was. The Autobots did not go unchallenged; other Cybertronians who managed to escape the initial massacre formed a loose resistance, but without a strong leader to guide them, the cause was sure to sputter out. That's when Megatron emerged from [[Polyhex]], uniting the resistance fighters into a tightly knit army. Megatron had only one equal on the battlefield, namely Optimus, but had the additional advantage of being able to transform. Armed with the technology of hiding themselves in plain sight, the resistance became the [[Decepticon]]s. Optimus, however, managed to reproduce the technology for his own troops to use. Because of that, morale has been sinking.
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Cliffjumper, quite out of his league, asks why an Autobot in his universe would be a Decepticon in this one. Sideswipe confesses that he was once an Autobot, but over time, he stopped believing in Optimus's cause and was subsequently left for dead after a staged ambush. That was when he joined the Decepticons for the sole purpose of revenge. Cliffjumper isn't exactly convinced, but decides to stick around before he makes a final decision.
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<td>'''Publisher''' </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Fun_Publications" title="Fun Publications">Fun Publications</a>
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<td>'''Date published''' </td><td> April 24, 2008 (<a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/BotCon_2008" title="BotCon 2008">BotCon 2008</a>)
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<td>'''Cover date''' </td><td> Spring '08
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[[Image:Shatteredglassmegatrondecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Listen to the voice of not-doom.]]


Back in [[Iacon]], Blurr reports to Optimus (while Prime spars with [[holo-drone]]s, no less) about the status of the ''[[Ark (Shattered Glass)|Ark]]'', but is concerned about the launching platform's stability. Optimus is unconcerned and even welcomes a Decepticon attack. At Decepticon HQ, Starscream reports on the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s status as well, with a highly concerned Megatron listening in. As Cliffjumper and Sideswipe enter, Megatron informs them that Optimus plans to head to other planets to plunder their resources. Cliffjumper exclaims "By [[Primus]], he can't be allowed to do that," leaving the others slightly confused. Cliffjumper then provides a highly condensed version of the Transformers' origins. Megatron is somewhat relieved to learn that a god may have been behind their creation, but says that he needs to concentrate on a plan to get past the guards at the launching platform. Starscream then comes up with the brilliant idea of attacking the platform itself. With the platform's destruction, the ''Ark'' will collapse under its own weight, stranding the Autobots on Cybertron, albeit temporarily. To destroy the platform, Starscream plans to use Cliffjumper's "[[Glass Gas]]" to weaken the steel, making it vulnerable to regular weapons fire. Cliffjumper agrees to assist Starscream with replicating the formula as Megatron and the others plan the new attack.
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&lt;td&gt;'''Story''' &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pete_Sinclair" title="Pete Sinclair"&gt;Pete Sinclair&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Benson_Yee" class="mw-redirect" title="Benson Yee"&gt;Benson Yee&lt;/a&gt;
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At sundown, Razorclaw and Rampage dispatch the guards, allowing Screamer, Divebomb, and Whisper to deploy the "Glass Gas Bombs", but while the bombs hit their target, their weapons fire fails to destroy the platform. It soon becomes an all-out brawl between the two sides, as Megatron and Optimus trade barbs. When Optimus spots Cliffjumper, he attempts to destroy the "traitor", but Megs takes the hit. Finally spurred into action, Cliffjumper finishes the job, destroying the platform and crippling the ''Ark''. Megatron orders the 'Cons to retreat, but Optimus, enraged, attempts to extract revenge. Megatron gives Optimus a parting gift before flying off into the sunset with Cliffjumper, who finally agrees to join the resistance.


==Credits==
* '''Story:''' [[Pete Sinclair]] and [[Benson Yee]]
* '''Script:''' Benson Yee
* '''Art:''' [[Don Figueroa]]
* '''Colors:''' [[Espen Grundetjern]]
* '''Lettering:''' [[Jesse Wittenrich]]
* '''Editor:''' [[Brian Savage]]
* '''Managing Editor:''' Pete Sinclair
* ''Originally published on'' April 24, 2008


===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.'')
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | <!--Heroic -->[[Decepticon]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | <!--Evil -->[[Autobot]]s
! style="background:antiquewhite" | Others
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* [[Buzzsaw (Timelines)|Buzzsaw]] (26)
* [[Cyclonus (Timelines)|Cyclonus]] (18)
* [[Divebomb (Timelines)|Divebomb]] (19)
* [[Diagnostic Drone]] (14)
* [[Frenzy (Timelines)|Frenzy]] (27)
* [[Hook (Timelines)|Hook]] (15)
* [[Laserbeak (Timelines)|Laserbeak]] (28)
* [[Long Haul (Timelines)|Long Haul]] (12)
* [[Megatron (Timelines)|Megatron]] (16)
* [[Rampage (Timelines)|Rampage]] (20)
* [[Razorclaw (Timelines)|Razorclaw]] (21)
* [[Reflector (Timelines)|Reflector]] (22)
* [[Rumble (Timelines)|Rumble]] (11)
* [[Ruckus (Timelines)|Ruckus]] (2)
* [[Scrapper (Timelines)|Scrapper]] (13)
* [[Sideswipe (Timelines)|Sideswipe]] (17)
* [[Slugslinger (Timelines)|Slugslinger]] ()
* [[Soundwave (Timelines)|Soundwave]] (23)
* [[Starscream (Timelines)|Starscream]] (24)
* [[Whisper (Timelines)|Whisper]] (25)


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* [[Blurr (Timelines)|Blurr]] (6)
* [[Goldbug (Timelines)|Goldbug]] (7)
* [[Grimlock (Timelines)|Grimlock]] (8)
* [[Jazz (Timelines)|Jazz]] (9)
* [[Nightbeat (Shattered Glass)|Nightbeat]] (29)
* [[Optimus Prime (Timelines)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Perceptor (Timelines)|Perceptor]] (5)
* [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] (10)
* [[Rodimus (Timelines)|Rodimus]] (3)


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* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper<!--from the normal universe-->]] (1)
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==Items of note==
===Art errors===
* Cliffjumper, though portrayed as such in the story immediately prior, is not in his actual ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' color scheme.  His silver car deco was dropped by the colorist for no reason.


===Continuity errors===




===Transformers references===
* Though several of the crowd-fillers in this comic are fabricated versions of previous characters, ''Shattered'' Soundwave does exist as a toy. He's the [[Soundwave_%28G1%29#Music_Label|"Sonic White" version of MP3 Soundwave]]. Quite a few of those got sold on that BotCon weekend.


* ''Shattered'' Perceptor  does exist as a toy, too. He's [[Perceptor (G1)|''G1'' Perceptor]] [[Magnificus|in his original ''pre-Transformers'' Microman colors]].


* There's a [[Diagnostic Drone]] helping Hook and Scrapper fix Cliffjumper. Amusingly, it's wearing a little nurse's cap.


* Sideswipe's history of ''Shattered'' [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] closely mirrors (so to speak) the version told in [[The Transformers (comic issue)|the very first ''Transformers'' story]], and even Optimus Prime's initial rallying cry to his troops is an homage to [[Megatron (G1)|''Generation 1'' Megatron's]] in that issue.  However, Optimus Prime's early name, Optronix, is a reference to [[Dreamwave]]'s ''[[The War Within]]''.


* Reflector's [[character model]] is based on [[Spy Shot 6]]. Both of them transform into cameras.


* [[Nightbeat (Shattered Glass)|''Shattered Glass'' Nightbeat]], [[BotCon 2008]]'s customization class figure, appears briefly at the ''[[Ark (Shattered Glass)|Ark]]'' launch.
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&lt;td&gt;'''Writer''' &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Benson_Yee" class="mw-redirect" title="Benson Yee"&gt;Benson Yee&lt;/a&gt;
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===Real-world references===
* Cliffjumper mutters "Ponderous, slaggin' ''ponderous''" after Sideswipe tells his tale as part of a semi-elaborate convention callback. There is an infamous set of outtakes of [[Casey Kasem]] (the original voice actor for Cliffjumper) having... well, violent meltdowns while recording ''American Top 40'' ("Ponderous, f***in' ''ponderous'', man."). Clips of these outtakes were edited with footage of Cliffjumper attempting to sniper-shot Megatron from "[[More Than Meets The Eye, Part 1]]" for the closing credits of [[MSTF]] at [[OTFCC 2004]].


[[Image:ShatteredGoBots.gif|right|thumb|150px|Shouldn't Fitor be colored like [[Path Finder]] or something?]]


* Artist [[Don Figueroa]] started a trend in his early Dreamwave days by killing off cameos of [[Tonka GoBots]] [[Cy-Kill]].  Suitably enough, in this mirror-verse tale, an evil Leader-1 (in Cy-Kill colors) is cannon fodder. Oddly enough, though, Cy-Kill's fist is one of those raised in support of Optimus Prime's revolution.


* Jazz blurts out "I ain't gettin' bombed by no plane!", a reference to the oft-repeated mantra of B.A. Barackus (played by Mr. T) from the ''A-Team''; "I ain't gettin' on no plane!".


===Miscellaneous trivia===
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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&lt;td&gt;'''Pencils''' &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Don_Figueroa" title="Don Figueroa"&gt;Don Figueroa&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;'''Inks''' &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Don_Figueroa" title="Don Figueroa"&gt;Don Figueroa&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;'''Colors''' &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Espen_Grundetjern" title="Espen Grundetjern"&gt;Espen Grundetjern&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;'''Letters''' &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Jesse_Wittenrich&amp;action=edit" class="new" title="Jesse Wittenrich"&gt;Jesse Wittenrich&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;'''Managing&nbsp;editor''' &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pete_Sinclair" title="Pete Sinclair"&gt;Pete Sinclair&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;'''Editor-in-chief''' &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Brian_Savage" title="Brian Savage"&gt;Brian Savage&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;'''Continuity''' &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shattered_Glass" title="Shattered Glass"&gt;Shattered Glass&lt;/a&gt;
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'''Decepticons wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of... the Autobots?'''
 
&lt;a name="Synopsis"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span class="editsection"&gt;[&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Shattered_Glass_%28comic%29&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Synopsis"&gt;edit&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mw-headline"&gt;Synopsis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;div style="border: 2px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); margin: 0pt auto 0.2em; padding: 2px; width: 90%; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); text-align: left;"&gt;'''Note:''' ''This story follows the events of &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Crossing_Over:_Part_6" title="Crossing Over: Part 6"&gt;Crossing Over: Part 6&lt;/a&gt;.''&lt;/div&gt;
Emerging from a dimensional portal, Cliffjumper arrives, to his shock, on &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cybertron_%28planet%29" title="Cybertron (planet)"&gt;Cybertron&lt;/a&gt;. Almost immediately, he is jumped by an oddly colored &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Triggercon" title="Triggercon"&gt;Triggercon&lt;/a&gt;
named Ruckus. Ruckus tries to make a getaway, when he's blasted by
Rodimus. Rodimus takes Cliffjumper to see Optimus Prime. Optimus
escorts the by-now-nervous Cliffjumper to the &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Smelting_pool" title="Smelting pool"&gt;smelting pool&lt;/a&gt;
to see Rumble's execution. Quite unwisely, Cliffjumper tries to talk
some sense into Optimus and gets blasted for his pains. As a test of
loyalty, Optimus dumps Cliffjumper into the &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rad_Zone" title="Rad Zone"&gt;Rad Zone&lt;/a&gt;. While unconscious, Cliffjumper's body is found by &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Protectobot_%28G1%29" title="Protectobot (G1)"&gt;Protectobot&lt;/a&gt;-colored
versions of Scrapper and Long Haul. Cliffjumper wakes up to see both
Hook and Scrapper working on him. Needless to say, he freaks out and
makes a run for it, only to collide into Megatron, accompanied by
Sideswipe. Sideswipe asks to see Cliffjumper alone. Upon further
inspection, Sideswipe concludes that the Cliffjumper standing before
him is not the same Cliffjumper he knew; after all, his Cliffjumper was
killed right before his eyes during an ambush. Cliffjumper asks what
the slag is going on, and Sideswipe condenses his universe's history.
 
In this universe, Optronix was absolutely obsessive about
knowledge. Feeling unsatisfied in his original position, he backstabbed
and betrayed countless others to become one of the more influential
members of society. He began preaching intolerance for Cybertron's
peaceful lifestyle, and others who agreed with this philosophy, mainly
those who were similarly dissatisfied, joined him. In time, Optronix
declared himself and his followers autonomous from Cybertron, and thus,
they took the name &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot" title="Autobot"&gt;Autobots&lt;/a&gt;.
Optronix then upgraded his followers, but, of course, he kept the most
powerful mods for himself. When he finished upgrading, he renamed
himself Optimus Prime. Then, one day, the Autobots began their reign of
terror. Those who refused to join the Autobots were scrapped.
Eventually, Optimus's sanity was shattered with a shocking revelation,
but no one, not even his closest friends, knew what that was. The
Autobots did not go unchallenged; other Cybertronians who managed to
escape the initial massacre formed a loose resistance, but without a
strong leader to guide them, the cause was sure to sputter out. That's
when Megatron emerged from &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Polyhex" title="Polyhex"&gt;Polyhex&lt;/a&gt;,
uniting the resistance fighters into a tightly knit army. Megatron had
only one equal on the battlefield, namely Optimus, but had the
additional advantage of being able to transform. Armed with the
technology of hiding themselves in plain sight, the resistance became
the &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticon" title="Decepticon"&gt;Decepticons&lt;/a&gt;. Optimus, however, managed to reproduce the technology for his own troops to use. Because of that, morale has been sinking.
 
Cliffjumper, quite out of his league, asks why an Autobot in his
universe would be a Decepticon in this one. Sideswipe confesses that he
was once an Autobot, but over time, he stopped believing in Optimus's
cause and was subsequently left for dead after a staged ambush. That
was when he joined the Decepticons for the sole purpose of revenge.
Cliffjumper isn't exactly convinced, but decides to stick around before
he makes a final decision.
 
 
[[Image:|left|250px|thumb|Listen to the voice of not-doom.]]
Back in &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Iacon" title="Iacon"&gt;Iacon&lt;/a&gt;, Blurr reports to Optimus (while Prime spars with &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Holo-drone&amp;action=edit" class="new" title="Holo-drone"&gt;holo-drones&lt;/a&gt;, no less) about the status of the &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Ark_%28Shattered_Glass%29&amp;action=edit" class="new" title="Ark (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Ark&lt;/a&gt;,
but is concerned about the launching platform's stability. Optimus is
unconcerned and even welcomes a Decepticon attack. At Decepticon HQ,
Starscream reports on the Ark's status as well, with a highly concerned
Megatron listening in. As Cliffjumper and Sideswipe enter, Megatron
informs them that Optimus plans to head to other planets to plunder
their resources. Cliffjumper exclaims "By &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Primus" title="Primus"&gt;Primus&lt;/a&gt;,
he can't be allowed to do that," leaving the others slightly confused.
Cliffjumper then provides a highly condensed version of the
Transformers' origins. Megatron is somewhat relieved to learn that a
god may have been behind their creation, but says that he needs to
concentrate on a plan to get past the guards at the launching platform.
Starscream then comes up with the brilliant idea of attacking the
platform itself. With the platform's destruction, the Ark will collapse
under its own weight, stranding the Autobots on Cybertron, albeit
temporarily. To destroy the platform, Starscream plans to use
Cliffjumper's "&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Glass_Gas" class="mw-redirect" title="Glass Gas"&gt;Glass Gas&lt;/a&gt;"
to weaken the steel, making it vulnerable to regular weapons fire.
Cliffjumper agrees to assist Starscream with replicating the formula as
Megatron and the others plan the new attack.
 
At sundown, Razorclaw and Rampage dispatch the guards, allowing
Screamer, Divebomb, and Whisper to deploy the "Glass Gas Bombs", but
while the bombs hit their target, their weapons fire fails to destroy
the platform. It soon becomes an all-out brawl between the two sides,
as Megatron and Optimus trade barbs. When Optimus spots Cliffjumper, he
attempts to destroy the "traitor", but Megs takes the hit. Finally
spurred into action, Cliffjumper finishes the job, destroying the
platform and crippling the Ark. Megatron orders the 'Cons to retreat,
but Optimus, enraged, attempts to extract revenge. Megatron gives
Optimus a parting gift before flying off into the sunset with
Cliffjumper, who finally agrees to join the resistance.
{{-}}
 
 
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(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
 
 
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&lt;th style="background: rgb(255, 238, 238) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"&gt; &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticon" title="Decepticon"&gt;Decepticons&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style="background: rgb(238, 238, 254) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"&gt; &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot" title="Autobot"&gt;Autobots&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style="background: rgb(255, 238, 184) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"&gt; Others
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* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Buzzsaw_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Buzzsaw&lt;/a&gt; (26)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cyclonus_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Cyclonus (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Cyclonus&lt;/a&gt; (18)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Divebomb_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Divebomb (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Divebomb&lt;/a&gt; (19)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Diagnostic_Drone" title="Diagnostic Drone"&gt;Diagnostic Drone&lt;/a&gt; (14)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Frenzy_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Frenzy (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Frenzy&lt;/a&gt; (27)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hook_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Hook (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Hook&lt;/a&gt; (15)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Laserbeak_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Laserbeak (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Laserbeak&lt;/a&gt; (28)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Long_Haul_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Long Haul (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Long Haul&lt;/a&gt; (12)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Megatron (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Megatron&lt;/a&gt; (16)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rampage_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Rampage (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Rampage&lt;/a&gt; (20)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Razorclaw_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Razorclaw&lt;/a&gt; (21)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Reflector_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Reflector (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Reflector&lt;/a&gt; (22)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rumble_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Rumble (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Rumble&lt;/a&gt; (11)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ruckus_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Ruckus (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Ruckus&lt;/a&gt; (2)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scrapper_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Scrapper (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Scrapper&lt;/a&gt; (13)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sideswipe_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Sideswipe (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Sideswipe&lt;/a&gt; (17)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Slugslinger_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Slugslinger (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Slugslinger&lt;/a&gt; ()
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Soundwave_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Soundwave (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Soundwave&lt;/a&gt; (23)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Starscream_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Starscream (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Starscream&lt;/a&gt; (24)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Whisper_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Whisper (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Whisper&lt;/a&gt; (25)
 
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* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blurr_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Blurr (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Blurr&lt;/a&gt; (6)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Goldbug_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Goldbug (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Goldbug&lt;/a&gt; (7)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grimlock_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Grimlock (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Grimlock&lt;/a&gt; (8)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jazz_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Jazz (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Jazz&lt;/a&gt; (9)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Nightbeat_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Nightbeat (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Nightbeat&lt;/a&gt; (29)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Optimus Prime&lt;/a&gt; (4)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Perceptor_%28Shattered_Glass%29&amp;action=edit" class="new" title="Perceptor (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Perceptor&lt;/a&gt; (5)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ricochet_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Ricochet (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Ricochet&lt;/a&gt; (10)
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rodimus_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Rodimus (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Rodimus&lt;/a&gt; (3)
 
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* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cliffjumper_%28G1%29" title="Cliffjumper (G1)"&gt;Cliffjumper&lt;/a&gt; (1)
 
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&lt;a name="Quotes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span class="editsection"&gt;[&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Shattered_Glass_%28comic%29&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Quotes"&gt;edit&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mw-headline"&gt;Quotes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
"Oh, so unwise..."
 
 
:-'''Optimus Prime''' emulating &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_%28Movie%29" title="Megatron (Movie)"&gt;Megatron&lt;/a&gt;.
 
 
'''Sideswipe:''' "You're not him. You look just like him, except for the colors. It's like seeing a ghost." &lt;br&gt;
'''Cliffjumper:''' "Look, Sideswipe, or whoever you are, I'm tired of
being shocked, confused, and generally angry here. Tell me what you are
talking about or so help me I will beat it out of you!"&lt;br&gt;
'''Sideswipe:''' "Heh, you even talk like him."
 
 
:-Even mirrorverse Cliffjumper shares a mold with &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bumblebee_%28G1%29" title="Bumblebee (G1)"&gt;a Bumblebee&lt;/a&gt;.
 
 
'''Cliffjumper:''' "So, you're telling me that Megatron's a good guy and Optimus Prime is loonier than &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Straxus_%28G1%29" title="Straxus (G1)"&gt;Straxus&lt;/a&gt;?
Last week, I'd have told ya that you had a cracked cylinder. But...
I've seen some crazt things lately. Dimension hopping, time travel,
alternate realities... &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/GEEWUN" title="GEEWUN"&gt;what I wouldn't give for a simple war with good guys and bad guys!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
'''Sideswipe:''' "Straxus is insane where you come from? Pity, I always liked his poetry..." &lt;br&gt;
 
 
:-Poetry? Hate to see what their &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sky-Byte" title="Sky-Byte"&gt;Sky-Byte&lt;/a&gt; is like.
 
 
'''Optimus Prime:''' "&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Seekers" class="mw-redirect" title="Seekers"&gt;Seekers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Roll_out" title="Roll out"&gt;Transform and Roll out!&lt;/a&gt;"&lt;br&gt;
'''Rodimus:''' "15 points for the tapes, 25 points for the rest, loser buys the fuel! Game on!"
 
 
:-Even when everything's the opposite, some things remain constant.
 
&lt;a name="Errors"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span class="editsection"&gt;[&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Shattered_Glass_%28comic%29&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Errors"&gt;edit&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mw-headline"&gt;Errors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
* Cliffjumper, though portrayed as such in the story immediately prior, is not in his actual ''&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Classics_%282006%29" title="Classics (2006)"&gt;Classics&lt;/a&gt;'' color scheme.  His silver car deco was dropped by the colorist for no reason.
 
&lt;a name="Items_of_note"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span class="editsection"&gt;[&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Shattered_Glass_%28comic%29&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Items of note"&gt;edit&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mw-headline"&gt;Items of note&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
* This is also Don's first ''Transformers'' work since his hiatus.
* This is also Don's first ''Transformers'' work since his hiatus.


{{-}}
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===Cover===
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* Evil Autobots Goldbug, Rodimus and Blurr by [[Dan Khanna]] (pencils).
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&lt;span style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: 900;"&gt;Let's see what you can see...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;hr&gt;
This article is in need of images.
 
 
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;small&gt;'''Specifics:''' retail cover&lt;/small&gt;
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* '''BotCon Convention cover:''' Evil Autobots Goldbug, Rodimus and Blurr by &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dan_Khanna" title="Dan Khanna"&gt;Dan Khanna&lt;/a&gt; (pencils).
* '''Wide release cover:''' Megatron leads the heroic Decepticons in an attack against Optimus.
 
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Exclusive cover
 
 
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Retail cover
 
 
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* Though several of the crowd-fillers in this comic are fabricated versions of previous characters, ''Shattered'' Soundwave does exist as a toy. He's the &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Soundwave_%28G1%29_toys#Music_Label" title="Soundwave (G1) toys"&gt;"Sonic White" version of MP3 Soundwave&lt;/a&gt;. Quite a few of those got sold on that BotCon weekend.
 
* ''Shattered'' Perceptor  does exist as a toy, too. He's &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Perceptor_%28G1%29" title="Perceptor (G1)"&gt;Generation 1 Perceptor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Magnificus" title="Magnificus"&gt;in his original ''pre-Transformers'' Microman colors&lt;/a&gt;.
 
* There's a &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Diagnostic_Drone" title="Diagnostic Drone"&gt;Diagnostic Drone&lt;/a&gt; helping Hook and Scrapper fix Cliffjumper. Amusingly, it's wearing a little nurse's cap.
 
* Sideswipe's history of ''Shattered'' &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cybertron_%28planet%29" title="Cybertron (planet)"&gt;Cybertron&lt;/a&gt; closely mirrors (so to speak) the version told in &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Transformers_%28comic_issue%29" title="The Transformers (comic issue)"&gt;the very first ''Transformers'' story&lt;/a&gt;, and even Optimus Prime's initial rallying cry to his troops is an homage to &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_%28G1%29" title="Megatron (G1)"&gt;Generation 1 Megatron's&lt;/a&gt; in that issue.  However, Optimus Prime's early name, Optronix, is a reference to &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dreamwave" class="mw-redirect" title="Dreamwave"&gt;Dreamwave&lt;/a&gt;'s ''&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_War_Within" title="The War Within"&gt;The War Within&lt;/a&gt;''.
 
* Reflector's &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Character_model" title="Character model"&gt;character model&lt;/a&gt; is based on &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Spy_Shot_6" title="Spy Shot 6"&gt;Spy Shot 6&lt;/a&gt;. Both of them transform into cameras.
 
* &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Nightbeat_%28Shattered_Glass%29" title="Nightbeat (Shattered Glass)"&gt;''Shattered Glass'' Nightbeat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/BotCon_2008" title="BotCon 2008"&gt;BotCon 2008&lt;/a&gt;'s customization class figure, appears briefly at the &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Ark_%28Shattered_Glass%29&amp;action=edit" class="new" title="Ark (Shattered Glass)"&gt;Ark&lt;/a&gt; launch.
 
* Sideswipe's reasons for changing sides are the same as &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wheeljack_%28Armada%29" title="Wheeljack (Armada)"&gt;Armada Wheeljack&lt;/a&gt;, whose toy mold he shares.
 
&lt;a name="Real-world_references"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span class="editsection"&gt;[&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Shattered_Glass_%28comic%29&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Real-world references"&gt;edit&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mw-headline"&gt;Real-world references&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
* Cliffjumper mutters "Ponderous, slaggin' ''ponderous''" after Sideswipe tells his tale is part of a semi-elaborate convention callback. There is an infamous set of outtakes of &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Casey_Kasem" title="Casey Kasem"&gt;Casey Kasem&lt;/a&gt; (the original voice actor for Cliffjumper) having... well, violent meltdowns while recording ''American Top 40'' ("Ponderous, f***in' ''ponderous'', man."). Clips of these outtakes were edited with footage of Cliffjumper attempting to sniper-shot Megatron from "&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/More_than_Meets_the_Eye%2C_Part_1" title="More than Meets the Eye, Part 1"&gt;More Than Meets The Eye, Part 1&lt;/a&gt;" for the closing credits of &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/MSTF" title="MSTF"&gt;MSTF&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/OTFCC_2004" title="OTFCC 2004"&gt;OTFCC 2004&lt;/a&gt;.
 
[[Image:|right|150px|thumb|Shouldn't Fitor be colored like Path Finder or something?]]
* Artist &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Don_Figueroa" title="Don Figueroa"&gt;Don Figueroa&lt;/a&gt; started a trend in his early Dreamwave days by killing off cameos of &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tonka_GoBots" title="Tonka GoBots"&gt;Tonka GoBots&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cy-Kill" class="mw-redirect" title="Cy-Kill"&gt;Cy-Kill&lt;/a&gt;.
Suitably enough, in this mirror-verse tale, an evil Leader-1 (in
Cy-Kill colors) is cannon fodder. Oddly enough, though, Cy-Kill's fist
is one of those raised in support of Optimus Prime's revolution.


* Jazz blurts out "I ain't gettin' bombed by no plane!", a
reference to the oft-repeated mantra of B.A. Baracus (played by Mr. T)
from the ''A-Team''; "I ain't gettin' on no plane!".


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<tbody><tr style="font-size: 14px;"> <td class="tti_buttonlink"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Force_of_Habit" title="Force of Habit">«</a> </td><td align="center"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Timelines" title="Timelines">Transformers Timelines</a> Vol.2 #3 </td><td class="tti_buttonlink" align="right"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bee_in_the_City" title="Bee in the City">»</a> </td></tr> <tr class="tt1_secondarynav"> <td class="tti_buttonlink"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td class="tti_buttonlink" align="right"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="center"> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Timelines_v2n3ce.jpg" class="image" title="Timelines v2n3ce.jpg"><img alt="" src="Shattered%20Glass%20%28comic%29_files/230px-Timelines_v2n3ce.jpg" border="0" height="358" width="230"></a><br>Transformers stand and point a lot in the mirrorverse, too. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(231, 212, 146); color: black; font-weight: bold;" align="center"> "Shattered Glass" </td></tr> <tr> <td>Publisher </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Fun_Publications" title="Fun Publications">Fun Publications</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Date published </td><td> April 24, 2008 (<a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/BotCon_2008" title="BotCon 2008">BotCon 2008</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cover date </td><td> Spring '08 </td></tr>


<tr> <td>Story </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pete_Sinclair" title="Pete Sinclair">Pete Sinclair</a> and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Benson_Yee" class="mw-redirect" title="Benson Yee">Benson Yee</a> </td></tr>








<tr> <td>Writer </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Benson_Yee" class="mw-redirect" title="Benson Yee">Benson Yee</a> </td></tr>

































<tr> <td>Pencils </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Don_Figueroa" title="Don Figueroa">Don Figueroa</a> </td></tr>
















<tr> <td>Inks </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Don_Figueroa" title="Don Figueroa">Don Figueroa</a> </td></tr>














<tr> <td>Colors </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Espen_Grundetjern" title="Espen Grundetjern">Espen Grundetjern</a> </td></tr>

















<tr> <td>Letters </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Jesse_Wittenrich&action=edit" class="new" title="Jesse Wittenrich">Jesse Wittenrich</a> </td></tr>










<tr> <td>Managing editor </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pete_Sinclair" title="Pete Sinclair">Pete Sinclair</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Editor-in-chief </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Brian_Savage" title="Brian Savage">Brian Savage</a> </td></tr>





<tr> <td>Continuity </td><td> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shattered_Glass" title="Shattered Glass">Shattered Glass</a> </td></tr>



</tbody></table> Decepticons wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of... the Autobots?

<a name="Synopsis"></a><h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Shattered_Glass_%28comic%29&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Synopsis">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Synopsis</span></h2> <div style="border: 2px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); margin: 0pt auto 0.2em; padding: 2px; width: 90%; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); text-align: left;">Note: This story follows the events of <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Crossing_Over:_Part_6" title="Crossing Over: Part 6">Crossing Over: Part 6</a>.</div> Emerging from a dimensional portal, Cliffjumper arrives, to his shock, on <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cybertron_%28planet%29" title="Cybertron (planet)">Cybertron</a>. Almost immediately, he is jumped by an oddly colored <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Triggercon" title="Triggercon">Triggercon</a> named Ruckus. Ruckus tries to make a getaway, when he's blasted by Rodimus. Rodimus takes Cliffjumper to see Optimus Prime. Optimus escorts the by-now-nervous Cliffjumper to the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Smelting_pool" title="Smelting pool">smelting pool</a> to see Rumble's execution. Quite unwisely, Cliffjumper tries to talk some sense into Optimus and gets blasted for his pains. As a test of loyalty, Optimus dumps Cliffjumper into the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rad_Zone" title="Rad Zone">Rad Zone</a>. While unconscious, Cliffjumper's body is found by <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Protectobot_%28G1%29" title="Protectobot (G1)">Protectobot</a>-colored versions of Scrapper and Long Haul. Cliffjumper wakes up to see both Hook and Scrapper working on him. Needless to say, he freaks out and makes a run for it, only to collide into Megatron, accompanied by Sideswipe. Sideswipe asks to see Cliffjumper alone. Upon further inspection, Sideswipe concludes that the Cliffjumper standing before him is not the same Cliffjumper he knew; after all, his Cliffjumper was killed right before his eyes during an ambush. Cliffjumper asks what the slag is going on, and Sideswipe condenses his universe's history.

In this universe, Optronix was absolutely obsessive about knowledge. Feeling unsatisfied in his original position, he backstabbed and betrayed countless others to become one of the more influential members of society. He began preaching intolerance for Cybertron's peaceful lifestyle, and others who agreed with this philosophy, mainly those who were similarly dissatisfied, joined him. In time, Optronix declared himself and his followers autonomous from Cybertron, and thus, they took the name <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot" title="Autobot">Autobots</a>. Optronix then upgraded his followers, but, of course, he kept the most powerful mods for himself. When he finished upgrading, he renamed himself Optimus Prime. Then, one day, the Autobots began their reign of terror. Those who refused to join the Autobots were scrapped. Eventually, Optimus's sanity was shattered with a shocking revelation, but no one, not even his closest friends, knew what that was. The Autobots did not go unchallenged; other Cybertronians who managed to escape the initial massacre formed a loose resistance, but without a strong leader to guide them, the cause was sure to sputter out. That's when Megatron emerged from <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Polyhex" title="Polyhex">Polyhex</a>, uniting the resistance fighters into a tightly knit army. Megatron had only one equal on the battlefield, namely Optimus, but had the additional advantage of being able to transform. Armed with the technology of hiding themselves in plain sight, the resistance became the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticon" title="Decepticon">Decepticons</a>. Optimus, however, managed to reproduce the technology for his own troops to use. Because of that, morale has been sinking.

Cliffjumper, quite out of his league, asks why an Autobot in his universe would be a Decepticon in this one. Sideswipe confesses that he was once an Autobot, but over time, he stopped believing in Optimus's cause and was subsequently left for dead after a staged ambush. That was when he joined the Decepticons for the sole purpose of revenge. Cliffjumper isn't exactly convinced, but decides to stick around before he makes a final decision.


[[Image:|left|250px|thumb|Listen to the voice of not-doom.]] Back in <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Iacon" title="Iacon">Iacon</a>, Blurr reports to Optimus (while Prime spars with <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Holo-drone&action=edit" class="new" title="Holo-drone">holo-drones</a>, no less) about the status of the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Ark_%28Shattered_Glass%29&action=edit" class="new" title="Ark (Shattered Glass)">Ark</a>, but is concerned about the launching platform's stability. Optimus is unconcerned and even welcomes a Decepticon attack. At Decepticon HQ, Starscream reports on the Ark's status as well, with a highly concerned Megatron listening in. As Cliffjumper and Sideswipe enter, Megatron informs them that Optimus plans to head to other planets to plunder their resources. Cliffjumper exclaims "By <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Primus" title="Primus">Primus</a>, he can't be allowed to do that," leaving the others slightly confused. Cliffjumper then provides a highly condensed version of the Transformers' origins. Megatron is somewhat relieved to learn that a god may have been behind their creation, but says that he needs to concentrate on a plan to get past the guards at the launching platform. Starscream then comes up with the brilliant idea of attacking the platform itself. With the platform's destruction, the Ark will collapse under its own weight, stranding the Autobots on Cybertron, albeit temporarily. To destroy the platform, Starscream plans to use Cliffjumper's "<a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Glass_Gas" class="mw-redirect" title="Glass Gas">Glass Gas</a>" to weaken the steel, making it vulnerable to regular weapons fire. Cliffjumper agrees to assist Starscream with replicating the formula as Megatron and the others plan the new attack.

At sundown, Razorclaw and Rampage dispatch the guards, allowing Screamer, Divebomb, and Whisper to deploy the "Glass Gas Bombs", but while the bombs hit their target, their weapons fire fails to destroy the platform. It soon becomes an all-out brawl between the two sides, as Megatron and Optimus trade barbs. When Optimus spots Cliffjumper, he attempts to destroy the "traitor", but Megs takes the hit. Finally spurred into action, Cliffjumper finishes the job, destroying the platform and crippling the Ark. Megatron orders the 'Cons to retreat, but Optimus, enraged, attempts to extract revenge. Megatron gives Optimus a parting gift before flying off into the sunset with Cliffjumper, who finally agrees to join the resistance.


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-Optimus Prime emulating <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_%28Movie%29" title="Megatron (Movie)">Megatron</a>.


Sideswipe: "You're not him. You look just like him, except for the colors. It's like seeing a ghost." <br> Cliffjumper: "Look, Sideswipe, or whoever you are, I'm tired of being shocked, confused, and generally angry here. Tell me what you are talking about or so help me I will beat it out of you!"<br> Sideswipe: "Heh, you even talk like him."


-Even mirrorverse Cliffjumper shares a mold with <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bumblebee_%28G1%29" title="Bumblebee (G1)">a Bumblebee</a>.


Cliffjumper: "So, you're telling me that Megatron's a good guy and Optimus Prime is loonier than <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Straxus_%28G1%29" title="Straxus (G1)">Straxus</a>? Last week, I'd have told ya that you had a cracked cylinder. But... I've seen some crazt things lately. Dimension hopping, time travel, alternate realities... <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/GEEWUN" title="GEEWUN">what I wouldn't give for a simple war with good guys and bad guys!</a><br> Sideswipe: "Straxus is insane where you come from? Pity, I always liked his poetry..." <br>


-Poetry? Hate to see what their <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sky-Byte" title="Sky-Byte">Sky-Byte</a> is like.


Optimus Prime: "<a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Seekers" class="mw-redirect" title="Seekers">Seekers</a>, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Roll_out" title="Roll out">Transform and Roll out!</a>"<br> Rodimus: "15 points for the tapes, 25 points for the rest, loser buys the fuel! Game on!"


-Even when everything's the opposite, some things remain constant.

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  • Cliffjumper, though portrayed as such in the story immediately prior, is not in his actual <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Classics_%282006%29" title="Classics (2006)">Classics</a> color scheme. His silver car deco was dropped by the colorist for no reason.

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  • This is also Don's first Transformers work since his hiatus.

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<tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 0pt 1em; text-align: right;"><div class="tti_messageboxdiv" style="border: 1px solid rgb(159, 159, 255); margin: auto; padding: 0.5em; width: 100%; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 255); text-align: center;">[[Image:|left|80px|They're actually both looking for characterization.]] <span style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: 900;">Let's see what you can see...</span><hr> This article is in need of images.


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  • BotCon Convention cover: Evil Autobots Goldbug, Rodimus and Blurr by <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dan_Khanna" title="Dan Khanna">Dan Khanna</a> (pencils).
  • Wide release cover: Megatron leads the heroic Decepticons in an attack against Optimus.

<table class="gallery" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0pt; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Timelines_v2n3ce.jpg" class="image" title="Timelines v2n3ce.jpg"><img alt="" src="Shattered%20Glass%20%28comic%29_files/77px-Timelines_v2n3ce.jpg" border="0" height="120" width="77"></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Exclusive cover


</div> </div></td> <td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"> <div style="height: 152px;">Timelines v2n3ce 2.jpg</div> <div class="gallerytext"> Retail cover


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  • Though several of the crowd-fillers in this comic are fabricated versions of previous characters, Shattered Soundwave does exist as a toy. He's the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Soundwave_%28G1%29_toys#Music_Label" title="Soundwave (G1) toys">"Sonic White" version of MP3 Soundwave</a>. Quite a few of those got sold on that BotCon weekend.

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  • Cliffjumper mutters "Ponderous, slaggin' ponderous" after Sideswipe tells his tale is part of a semi-elaborate convention callback. There is an infamous set of outtakes of <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Casey_Kasem" title="Casey Kasem">Casey Kasem</a> (the original voice actor for Cliffjumper) having... well, violent meltdowns while recording American Top 40 ("Ponderous, f***in' ponderous, man."). Clips of these outtakes were edited with footage of Cliffjumper attempting to sniper-shot Megatron from "<a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/More_than_Meets_the_Eye%2C_Part_1" title="More than Meets the Eye, Part 1">More Than Meets The Eye, Part 1</a>" for the closing credits of <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/MSTF" title="MSTF">MSTF</a> at <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/OTFCC_2004" title="OTFCC 2004">OTFCC 2004</a>.

[[Image:|right|150px|thumb|Shouldn't Fitor be colored like Path Finder or something?]]

Suitably enough, in this mirror-verse tale, an evil Leader-1 (in Cy-Kill colors) is cannon fodder. Oddly enough, though, Cy-Kill's fist is one of those raised in support of Optimus Prime's revolution.

  • Jazz blurts out "I ain't gettin' bombed by no plane!", a

reference to the oft-repeated mantra of B.A. Baracus (played by Mr. T) from the A-Team; "I ain't gettin' on no plane!".

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