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In examining the data storage device that Verity swiped from Rogue-1, Nightbeat discovers a high-tech tracking device.  He sends Bumblebee to scout the Lake Michigan area and he reports that they are surrounded with surveillance equipment.  Nightbeat recommends moving the ''[[Ark-19|Ark-19]]'' and Optimus Prime agrees.  Hot Rod (who has been reformatted into an Earth car) and Wheeljack receive word from Ratchet that [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] is scheduled to be crushed in a compactor, so they rush to rescue him.
In examining the data storage device that Verity swiped from Rogue-1, Nightbeat discovers a high-tech tracking device.  He sends Bumblebee to scout the Lake Michigan area and he reports that they are surrounded with surveillance equipment.  Nightbeat recommends moving the ''[[Ark-19|Ark-19]]'' and Optimus Prime agrees.  Hot Rod (who has been reformatted into an Earth car) and Wheeljack receive word from Ratchet that [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] is scheduled to be crushed in a compactor, so they rush to rescue him.


Megatron briefs Sixshot that he wants the Autobots eliminated.  Sixshot is confused, believing it to be too early for [[Siege mode|Phase Six]] but Megatron doesn't care—he just wants the job done.  The other Decepticons seem to think that Megatron has lost it and is destroying their efforts at infiltration but are unwilling to confront him.  Astrotrain and Blitzwing later go to consult with Starscream, who is being repaired in a [[CR chamber|CR chamber]].
Megatron briefs Sixshot that he wants the Autobots eliminated.  Sixshot is confused, believing it to be too early for [[Siege mode|Phase Six]] but Megatron doesn't care—he just wants the job done.  The other Decepticons seem to think that Megatron has lost it and is destroying their efforts at infiltration but are unwilling to confront him.  Astrotrain and Blitzwing later go to consult with Starscream, who is being repaired in a [[CR chamber]].


Skywatch has reprogrammed Ravage and plans to use him to track down the other Transformers.
Skywatch has reprogrammed Ravage and plans to use him to track down the other Transformers.
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==Featured characters==
==Featured characters==
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{{featuredcharacters
 
|c1=
 
<table border="5" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" align="center" style="border:#800000">
<tr>
<th style="background:#FFEEEE"> [[Autobots|Autobots]]</th><th style="background:#EEEEFE"> [[Decepticons|Decepticons]]</th><th style="background:antiquewhite"> [[Human|Humans]]
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top">
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (2)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (2)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (24)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (24)
* [[Hot Rod|Hot Rod]] (10)
* [[Hot Rod]] (10)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (21)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (21)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (18)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (18)
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* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (20)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (20)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (11)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (11)
 
|c2=
</td><td style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top">
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (15)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (15)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (22)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (22)
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* [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (25)
* [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (25)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (17)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (17)
* [[Runabout|Runabout]] (6)
* [[Runabout]] (6)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (7)
* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (7)
* [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (14)
* [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (14)
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* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (23)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (23)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (8)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (8)
 
|c3=
</td><td style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top">
* [[Verity Carlo|Verity Carlo]] (9)
* [[Verity Carlo|Verity Carlo]] (9)
* [[Jimmy Pink|Jimmy Pink]] (19)
* [[Jimmy Pink|Jimmy Pink]] (19)
* [[Stoker|"Rogue-1"]] (5)
* [[Stoker|"Rogue-1"]] (5)
}}


</td></tr></table>
== Errors ==
== Errors ==
* On page 18 the car doors on Nightbeat's hands are wrong way.
* On page 18 the car doors on Nightbeat's hands are wrong way.


== Items of note ==
== Items of note ==
* Thunderwing was abducted from Hound's unit in ''[[Spotlight: Galvatron|Spotlight: Galvatron]]''.
* Thunderwing was abducted from Hound's unit in ''[[Spotlight: Galvatron]]''.
* Ratbat has his familiar "bat" mode, unlike how he appeared in ''[[Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]''.  However his alternate mode does not seem to be a cassette, likely due to the fact that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] has been missing for over a decade. A "back" button is visible on one of his wings, along with a battery door and other buttons that may indicate a portable CD player.
* Ratbat has his familiar "bat" mode, unlike how he appeared in ''[[Megatron Origin]]''.  However his alternate mode does not seem to be a cassette, likely due to the fact that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] has been missing for over a decade. A "back" button is visible on one of his wings, along with a battery door and other buttons that may indicate a portable CD player.
* Hardhead appears to have been reformatted into an heavy gun-armed Earth APC.
* Hardhead appears to have been reformatted into an heavy gun-armed Earth APC.


===Covers (3)===
===Covers (3)===
[[Image:Devastation 1b.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Can someone get these kids some new clothes?]]
* '''Cover A''': Bumblebee by [[E. J. Su]]
* '''Cover A''': Bumblebee [[E. J. Su|E. J. Su]]
* '''Cover B''': Prime, Ratchet, Verity and Jimmy  by [[Nick Roche]]
* '''Cover B''': Prime, Ratchet, Verity and Jimmy  by [[Nick Roche|Nick Roche]]
* '''Cover RI''': Sketch cover (black and white of cover B)
* '''Cover RI''': Sketch cover (black and white of cover B)
<gallery>
Image:Devastation 1a.jpg|Bumblebee's headlights are on. Must be cold out.
Image:Devastation 1b.jpg|Can someone get these kids some new clothes?
Image:Devastation 1ri.jpg|RI Cover
</gallery>


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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]
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Revision as of 21:29, 21 March 2009

The Transformers: Devastation #1

Well, what do we have here?
Publisher IDW Publishing
First published October 3, 2007
Cover date September 2007
Written by Simon Furman
Art by E. J. Su
Colors by Zac Atkinson
Letters by Chris Mowry
Edits by Dan Taylor
Continuity IDW continuity
Chronology Devastation

As the Autobots discover their base is compromised, Megatron ups the stakes.

Synopsis

In examining the data storage device that Verity swiped from Rogue-1, Nightbeat discovers a high-tech tracking device. He sends Bumblebee to scout the Lake Michigan area and he reports that they are surrounded with surveillance equipment. Nightbeat recommends moving the Ark-19 and Optimus Prime agrees. Hot Rod (who has been reformatted into an Earth car) and Wheeljack receive word from Ratchet that Ironhide is scheduled to be crushed in a compactor, so they rush to rescue him.

Megatron briefs Sixshot that he wants the Autobots eliminated. Sixshot is confused, believing it to be too early for Phase Six but Megatron doesn't care—he just wants the job done. The other Decepticons seem to think that Megatron has lost it and is destroying their efforts at infiltration but are unwilling to confront him. Astrotrain and Blitzwing later go to consult with Starscream, who is being repaired in a CR chamber.

Skywatch has reprogrammed Ravage and plans to use him to track down the other Transformers.

Sideswipe interrupts a transmission between Hound and Optimus Prime and states that with Thunderwing gone, they should be assisting the Autobots on Earth. Hound apologizes for Sideswipe's outburst, but Optimus agrees, giving the order for Hound's unit to travel to Earth and assigning Jetfire to supervise the decommissioning of Bludgeon's base.

The Autobots plan to move the Ark-19 to the Gulf of Mexico, but they are reported on by Ratbat, who informs Megatron. Megatron sends Sixshot to destroy the Autobots, and he blasts a hole in the Ark-19, sending it down over Knoxville, Tennessee.


(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Errors

  • On page 18 the car doors on Nightbeat's hands are wrong way.

Items of note

  • Thunderwing was abducted from Hound's unit in Spotlight: Galvatron.
  • Ratbat has his familiar "bat" mode, unlike how he appeared in Megatron Origin. However his alternate mode does not seem to be a cassette, likely due to the fact that Soundwave has been missing for over a decade. A "back" button is visible on one of his wings, along with a battery door and other buttons that may indicate a portable CD player.
  • Hardhead appears to have been reformatted into an heavy gun-armed Earth APC.

Covers (3)

  • Cover A: Bumblebee by E. J. Su
  • Cover B: Prime, Ratchet, Verity and Jimmy by Nick Roche
  • Cover RI: Sketch cover (black and white of cover B)

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