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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
Shock. With the hideous fusion of Megatron and Ratchet having been retrieved from [[unspace]] and deposited before them, the only word which can describe the feelings of the assembled [[Autobot]]s is shock. The unreality of the moment ends when Kup enters the room and, seeing the Megatron side of the creature, takes aim with his laser. His distraction gives Megatron an opening to belt Prime in the face, and Kup then fires on the Decepticon. Before any more damage can be done, though, Nightbeat disarms his fellow Autobot and forces him to take a second look—at Ratchet. As Nightbeat explains the situation, Kup has to question whether Ratchet would even WANT to go on living in his current condition. Before the discussion can heat up from there, "Megatron" rams through the Autobots, leaving them stunned. | Shock. With the hideous fusion of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|ratchet]] having been retrieved from [[unspace]] and deposited before them, the only word which can describe the feelings of the assembled [[Autobot]]s is shock. The unreality of the moment ends when [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] enters the room and, seeing the Megatron side of the creature, takes aim with his laser. His distraction gives Megatron an opening to belt [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in the face, and Kup then fires on the [[Decepticon]]. Before any more damage can be done, though, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] disarms his fellow [[Autobot]] and forces him to take a second look—at Ratchet. As Nightbeat explains the situation, Kup has to question whether Ratchet would even WANT to go on living in his current condition. Before the discussion can heat up from there, "Megatron" rams through the Autobots, leaving them stunned. | ||
As Kup gets up to pursue the creature, Prime picks up Nightbeat's side of the conversation and the two begin to debate the survival of Ratchet versus the danger of Megatron. As [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] security officer, Kup insists the creature is too much of a threat to everyone on-board the longer it remains functional, and yet Optimus cannot choose to throw away his friend's life so wantonly after just getting him back, whatever his condition. | As Kup gets up to pursue the creature, Optimus Prime picks up Nightbeat's side of the conversation and the two begin to debate the survival of Ratchet versus the danger of Megatron. As [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] security officer, Kup insists the creature is too much of a threat to everyone on-board the longer it remains functional, and yet Optimus cannot choose to throw away his friend's life so wantonly after just getting him back, whatever his condition. | ||
Meanwhile, on [[Hydrus Four]], Grimlock begins his search for the well of [[Nucleon]]. With a [[Hydrusian guide|local mechanoid]] as his guide and comic-relief sidekick, Grimlock is forced to endure another round of blatant exposition until, mercifully, the "dumb guide" is chased off by one of the [[Nucleon guardian|Hydrusian mechanoids]] who has been driven mad by the Nucleon. The creature is rotting away, yet somehow still capable of animation, and gives Grimlock a meager fight before it is too damaged to continue struggling. | Meanwhile, on [[Hydrus Four]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] begins his search for the well of [[Nucleon]]. With a [[Hydrusian guide|local mechanoid]] as his guide and comic-relief sidekick, Grimlock is forced to endure another round of blatant exposition until, mercifully, the "dumb guide" is chased off by one of the [[Nucleon guardian|Hydrusian mechanoids]] who has been driven mad by the Nucleon. The creature is rotting away, yet somehow still capable of animation, and gives Grimlock a meager fight before it is too damaged to continue struggling. | ||
Back on the Ark, things have gotten worse. The fusion creature has damaged Sureshot and sealed itself in the engine room, creating serious wreckage out of critical systems just as the Ark is beginning to make planetfall to meet the [[Decepticon]]s for the surrender. Kup lays this all on Prime's head and goes so far as to threaten to invoke the [[Crisis Act]] and relieve him of command; after this incident and Optimus's decision to surrender the Autobots to Scorponok, Kup is sure many of the crew would back him in that action. Turning to look the other Autobots in the eyes, Prime realizes his security officer isn't half wrong. Without another word, he takes the gun offered to him by Kup and bashes his way into the engine room. | Back on the Ark, things have gotten worse. The fusion creature has damaged [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and sealed itself in the engine room, creating serious wreckage out of critical systems just as the Ark is beginning to make planetfall to meet the [[Decepticon]]s for the surrender. Kup lays this all on Optimus Prime's head and goes so far as to threaten to invoke the [[Crisis Act]] and relieve him of command; after this incident and Optimus's decision to surrender the Autobots to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Kup is sure many of the crew would back him in that action. Turning to look the other Autobots in the eyes, Prime realizes his security officer isn't half wrong. Without another word, he takes the gun offered to him by Kup and bashes his way into the engine room. | ||
The fight is short-lived; despite all its power, the Megatron fusion is in constant agony and totally off-balance. Optimus Prime quickly overwhelms the entity, but as he is staring down the barrel of the gun into its optics, Prime just can't go through with the deed. He's then shocked when the creature (clearly under Ratchet's control at this point) pulls the gun back into line with itself and begs Prime to end its life. | The fight is short-lived; despite all its power, the Megatron fusion is in constant agony and totally off-balance. Optimus Prime quickly overwhelms the entity, but as he is staring down the barrel of the gun into its optics, Prime just can't go through with the deed. He's then shocked when the creature (clearly under Ratchet's control at this point) pulls the gun back into line with itself and begs Prime to end its life. | ||
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On Hydrus Four, Grimlock is forced to deal with the second guardian of the well the same way he did the first: brutally. Reaching [[Farooth|the island]] where the well of Nucleon sits, he finds the last of the three guardians, who is far more coherent and far less violent than his friends. He tells Grimlock that Nucleon is not the prize he thinks; it revitalizes mechanoids, sure, and truly doesn't affect any two the same way, but it also causes wasting depletion and utter madness. In order to satisfy his doubts, Grimlock exposes himself to the Nucleon first before his fallen Dinobots. He emerges from the well feeling magnificent and prepares to load his comrades into the energy post-haste. The little dying robot can only say, "Time will tell..." | On Hydrus Four, Grimlock is forced to deal with the second guardian of the well the same way he did the first: brutally. Reaching [[Farooth|the island]] where the well of Nucleon sits, he finds the last of the three guardians, who is far more coherent and far less violent than his friends. He tells Grimlock that Nucleon is not the prize he thinks; it revitalizes mechanoids, sure, and truly doesn't affect any two the same way, but it also causes wasting depletion and utter madness. In order to satisfy his doubts, Grimlock exposes himself to the Nucleon first before his fallen Dinobots. He emerges from the well feeling magnificent and prepares to load his comrades into the energy post-haste. The little dying robot can only say, "Time will tell..." | ||
In the Ark's medi-bay, Optimus Prime receives a prognosis on the patient(s) from Fixit. The good news is, the doctor can save Ratchet's life. The bad news is, he cannot do so without also saving Megatron; the two robots have become so tightly entwined with one another that it would be impossible to do otherwise. Under the hard stares of his fellow Autobots, Optimus tells Fixit to preserve the life of both patients... | In the Ark's medi-bay, Optimus Prime receives a prognosis on the patient(s) from [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]]. The good news is, the doctor can save Ratchet's life. The bad news is, he cannot do so without also saving Megatron; the two robots have become so tightly entwined with one another that it would be impossible to do otherwise. Under the hard stares of his fellow Autobots, Optimus tells Fixit to preserve the life of both patients... | ||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
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* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (6) | * [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (6) | ||
* [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (9) | * [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (9) | ||
* [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] (12) | * [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] (10) | ||
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (11) | |||
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (12) | |||
* [[Siren]] (15) | |||
* [[Getaway]] (16) | |||
|c4= | |c4= | ||
* [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]/[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (1) | * [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]/[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (1) | ||
* [[Hydrusian guide]] (7) | * [[Hydrusian guide]] (7) | ||
* First [[Nucleon guardian]] (8) | * First [[Nucleon guardian]] (8) | ||
* Second Nucleon guardian ( | * Second Nucleon guardian (13) | ||
* Third Nucleon guardian ( | * Third Nucleon guardian (14) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* "Defend the well!" Note the double meaning in that phrase. | * "Defend the well!" Note the double meaning in that phrase. | ||
* A ''[[Transformers Universe | * A ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profile for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Powermaster Prime]] is found after the main story. | ||
* Kup states there are around thirty active Autobots on the Ark, along with ''sixty'' deactive and in stasis. Since less than sixty have been confirmed as killed on-panel in events like "[[Dark Star]]", then either characters who've vanished (like the [[Monsterbot]]s) should be assumed dead or the Earth-based Autobots had more troops around than those represented by toys. Or Simon lost count. | * Kup states there are around thirty active Autobots on the Ark, along with ''sixty'' deactive and in stasis. Since less than sixty have been confirmed as killed on-panel in events like "[[Dark Star]]", then either characters who've vanished (like the [[Monsterbot]]s) should be assumed dead or the Earth-based Autobots had more troops around than those represented by toys. Or Simon lost count. | ||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
* In the previous issue, Grimlock took [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and Snarl with him. This issue shows Snarl and Slag instead. | |||
* So why didn't anyone use the Crisis Act on ''Grimlock'' back when he was being a rubbish leader? | * So why didn't anyone use the Crisis Act on ''Grimlock'' back when he was being a rubbish leader? | ||
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* Nightbeat outlines his theory from last issue again, explaining the events from the end of "[[Skin Deep]]". | * Nightbeat outlines his theory from last issue again, explaining the events from the end of "[[Skin Deep]]". | ||
* Prime's announcement that he plans to surrender to the Decepticons also happened last issue. | * Prime's announcement that he plans to surrender to the Decepticons also happened last issue. | ||
* The UK #309 cover tagline is derived from "21st Century Schizoid Man", the opening song of King Crimson's 1969 prog rock opus ''[[wikipedia: | * The UK #309 cover tagline is derived from "21st Century Schizoid Man", the opening song of King Crimson's 1969 prog rock opus ''[[wikipedia:In the Court of the Crimson King|In the Court of the Crimson King]]''. | ||
===Covers=== | ===Covers=== | ||
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| "The Pri¢e of Life!" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| First published | July 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | September 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Penciler | Andrew Wildman | ||||||||||||
| Inker | Stephen Baskerville | ||||||||||||
| Colorist | Nel Yomtov | ||||||||||||
| Letterer | Rick Parker | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Rob Tokar | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
The coming of... Ratchetron! Uh, Mega-Chet? Uh...
Synopsis
Shock. With the hideous fusion of Megatron and ratchet having been retrieved from unspace and deposited before them, the only word which can describe the feelings of the assembled Autobots is shock. The unreality of the moment ends when Kup enters the room and, seeing the Megatron side of the creature, takes aim with his laser. His distraction gives Megatron an opening to belt Optimus Prime in the face, and Kup then fires on the Decepticon. Before any more damage can be done, though, Nightbeat disarms his fellow Autobot and forces him to take a second look—at Ratchet. As Nightbeat explains the situation, Kup has to question whether Ratchet would even WANT to go on living in his current condition. Before the discussion can heat up from there, "Megatron" rams through the Autobots, leaving them stunned.
As Kup gets up to pursue the creature, Optimus Prime picks up Nightbeat's side of the conversation and the two begin to debate the survival of Ratchet versus the danger of Megatron. As Ark security officer, Kup insists the creature is too much of a threat to everyone on-board the longer it remains functional, and yet Optimus cannot choose to throw away his friend's life so wantonly after just getting him back, whatever his condition.
Meanwhile, on Hydrus Four, Grimlock begins his search for the well of Nucleon. With a local mechanoid as his guide and comic-relief sidekick, Grimlock is forced to endure another round of blatant exposition until, mercifully, the "dumb guide" is chased off by one of the Hydrusian mechanoids who has been driven mad by the Nucleon. The creature is rotting away, yet somehow still capable of animation, and gives Grimlock a meager fight before it is too damaged to continue struggling.
Back on the Ark, things have gotten worse. The fusion creature has damaged Sureshot and sealed itself in the engine room, creating serious wreckage out of critical systems just as the Ark is beginning to make planetfall to meet the Decepticons for the surrender. Kup lays this all on Optimus Prime's head and goes so far as to threaten to invoke the Crisis Act and relieve him of command; after this incident and Optimus's decision to surrender the Autobots to Scorponok, Kup is sure many of the crew would back him in that action. Turning to look the other Autobots in the eyes, Prime realizes his security officer isn't half wrong. Without another word, he takes the gun offered to him by Kup and bashes his way into the engine room.
The fight is short-lived; despite all its power, the Megatron fusion is in constant agony and totally off-balance. Optimus Prime quickly overwhelms the entity, but as he is staring down the barrel of the gun into its optics, Prime just can't go through with the deed. He's then shocked when the creature (clearly under Ratchet's control at this point) pulls the gun back into line with itself and begs Prime to end its life.
On Hydrus Four, Grimlock is forced to deal with the second guardian of the well the same way he did the first: brutally. Reaching the island where the well of Nucleon sits, he finds the last of the three guardians, who is far more coherent and far less violent than his friends. He tells Grimlock that Nucleon is not the prize he thinks; it revitalizes mechanoids, sure, and truly doesn't affect any two the same way, but it also causes wasting depletion and utter madness. In order to satisfy his doubts, Grimlock exposes himself to the Nucleon first before his fallen Dinobots. He emerges from the well feeling magnificent and prepares to load his comrades into the energy post-haste. The little dying robot can only say, "Time will tell..."
In the Ark's medi-bay, Optimus Prime receives a prognosis on the patient(s) from Fixit. The good news is, the doctor can save Ratchet's life. The bad news is, he cannot do so without also saving Megatron; the two robots have become so tightly entwined with one another that it would be impossible to do otherwise. Under the hard stares of his fellow Autobots, Optimus tells Fixit to preserve the life of both patients...
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Others |
|---|---|
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Notes
- "Defend the well!" Note the double meaning in that phrase.
- A Transformers Universe profile for Powermaster Prime is found after the main story.
- Kup states there are around thirty active Autobots on the Ark, along with sixty deactive and in stasis. Since less than sixty have been confirmed as killed on-panel in events like "Dark Star", then either characters who've vanished (like the Monsterbots) should be assumed dead or the Earth-based Autobots had more troops around than those represented by toys. Or Simon lost count.
Errors
- In the previous issue, Grimlock took Swoop and Snarl with him. This issue shows Snarl and Slag instead.
- So why didn't anyone use the Crisis Act on Grimlock back when he was being a rubbish leader?
References
- Nightbeat outlines his theory from last issue again, explaining the events from the end of "Skin Deep".
- Prime's announcement that he plans to surrender to the Decepticons also happened last issue.
- The UK #309 cover tagline is derived from "21st Century Schizoid Man", the opening song of King Crimson's 1969 prog rock opus In the Court of the Crimson King.
Covers
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US issue #70 - Ouch. -
UK issue #309 - AND he won't stop dribbling! -
UK issue #310 - Tough love from Grimlock.
- US issue #70 cover: Ratchet/Megatron fusion by Andrew Wildman.
- UK issue #309 cover: Ratchet/Megatron fusion by Frances Farmer.
- UK issue #310 cover: Grimlock tests out the nucleon by Stewart Johnson and Robin Bouttell.
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