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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[Image:IDW Arcee mad.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Must be that time of the quartex...]] | [[Image:IDW Arcee mad.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Must be that time of the quartex...]] | ||
An enraged Arcee has been tearing a path of destruction through the universe, necessitating Ultra Magnus to hunt her down and bring her in as authorized by the [[Tyrest Accord]]. After a protracted battle, she gets knocked out by a flash/concussion grenade and taken into custody by Magnus. | An enraged [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] has been tearing a path of destruction through the universe, necessitating [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to hunt her down and bring her in as authorized by the [[Tyrest Accord]]. After a protracted battle, she gets knocked out by a flash/concussion grenade and taken into custody by Magnus. As they leave the area, a couple of apparent [[drone]]s surface and talk to a monitor—promising that the [[Nega-Core]] has not been detected and/or taken, which elicits a confirmation from their [[Jhiaxus (G2)|master]] that preparations for the [[Expansion]] will continue. | ||
[[Garrus-9]] penitentiary: Arcee's [[spark]] is being held in a cell, along with some notable others. | [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary: Arcee's [[spark]] is being held in a cell, along with some notable others. Warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] confers with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] about when they can incarcerate the [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] [[Pretender Monster|components]] in the same way; Jetfire notes that they can't break through the destructive programming far enough to rehabilitate/reform the sparks (as per [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s orders), and as such, haven't pulled the sparks from the frames. As they confer, the [[Decepticon]] [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] leads his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in a perfectly-timed (as monitored by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]]) assault on the facility, striking at precisely the right grid-sensor-shuffling moment and breaking into the penitentiary. | ||
Fortress Maximus has no choice but to unleash the "threat-level-9" Arcee on them, with the sole caveat of destroying her spark (via a spark casing g-force crush) if she attempts to escape. A furious battle ensues, but after she cuts through Blast Off and plows through | Fortress Maximus has no choice but to unleash the "threat-level-9" Arcee on them, with the sole caveat of destroying her spark (via a spark casing g-force crush) if she attempts to escape. A furious battle ensues, but after she cuts through [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and plows through [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] in vehicle mode, the Combaticons (who recognize her when she first attacked) manage to teleport out with the unconscious Monstructor components (whom Banzaitron wants to join his Secret Service). | ||
Arcee proposes that she be released to hunt them down or killed on the spot. When asked for '''her''' motivation she grows angry, commenting that "you don't even know you're DOING it... you unconsciously SENSE a difference." She then reveals that [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] tampered with her [[CNA]] at creation, turning her into a female, "because he was curious, because he '''could''', | Arcee proposes that she be released to hunt them down or killed on the spot. When asked for '''her''' motivation she grows angry, commenting that "you don't even know you're DOING it... you unconsciously SENSE a difference." She then reveals that [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] tampered with her [[CNA]] at creation, turning her into a female, "because he was curious, because he '''could'''", just to see what introducing gender to the Transformer race would do. He then discarded her and left her to her fate. Traumatized and vengeful, all she can think of is wiping out all trace of his tampering in this universe. | ||
Maximus disagrees, pointing the remote spark-casing-control unit at her, but Jetfire tells him to let her go (he'll back up whatever story Maximus concocts for her escape), as they have precious little to lose at this point. | Fortress Maximus disagrees, pointing the remote spark-casing-control unit at her, but Jetfire tells him to let her go (he'll back up whatever story Maximus concocts for her escape), as they have precious little to lose at this point. | ||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
|c1= | |c1= | ||
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (1) | *[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (1) | ||
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (2) | *[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (2) | ||
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (4) | *[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (4) | ||
* | *[[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (5) | ||
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] ( | *[[Longtooth]] (6) | ||
* [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] ( | *[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (11) | ||
*[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (12) | |||
*[[Fastlane]] (13) | |||
*[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] (14) | |||
*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (15) | |||
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (16) | |||
*[[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] (27) | |||
*[[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] (28) | |||
*[[Windbreaker]] (29) | |||
*[[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] (30) | |||
*[[Turbofire]] (31) | |||
*[[Vroom]] (32) | |||
*[[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] (33) | |||
*[[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] (34) | |||
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (39) | |||
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (40) | |||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
* [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] ( | *[[Skyjack]] (7) | ||
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] ( | *[[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] or [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] (8) | ||
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] ( | *[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (9) | ||
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] ( | *[[Axer (G1)|Axer]] (23) | ||
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] ( | *[[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] (24) | ||
*[[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] (25) | |||
*[[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] (26) | |||
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (35) | |||
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (36) | |||
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (37) | |||
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (38) | |||
|c4= | |c4= | ||
* [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (3) | *[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (3) | ||
* [[ | *[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (10) | ||
*[[Scowl]] (17) | |||
*[[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] (18) | |||
*[[Slog]] (19) | |||
*[[Bristleback]] (20) | |||
*[[Wildfly]] (21) | |||
*[[Birdbrain]] (22) | |||
}} | }} | ||
== | ==Notes== | ||
* The issue contains bonus sketch art by Alex Milne, including color tests for Arcee. | * The issue contains bonus sketch art by Alex Milne, including color tests for Arcee. | ||
* One of the Autobots defending Garrus-9 mentions them being overrun. Let's hope this didn't lead to [[Over-Run (G1)|anyone]] being distracted during the battle. | * One of the Autobots defending Garrus-9 mentions them being overrun. Let's hope this didn't lead to [[Over-Run (G1)|anyone]] being distracted during the battle. | ||
* Arcee's reference to gendered pronouns makes little sense in context. It stands to reason that a race originally entirely devoid of gender would lack sexually-oriented pronouns in their native language. So the use of "he" and "she" would likely be supplemented with a uniform variation of "it" for everybody. Then again, there have been [[Stormbringer issue 2|instances]] where [[Calabi-Yau|inanimate ships]] were referred to as "she" and who here really knows how the [[Cybertronian languages]] actually work? | * Arcee's reference to gendered pronouns makes little sense in context. It stands to reason that a race originally entirely devoid of gender would lack sexually-oriented pronouns in their native language. So the use of "he" and "she" would likely be supplemented with a uniform variation of "it" for everybody. Then again, there have been [[Stormbringer issue 2|instances]] where [[Calabi-Yau|inanimate ships]] were referred to as "she" and who here really knows how the [[Cybertronian languages]] actually work? | ||
* Cover B was colored in a style that pays homage to the cover of [http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=40-180 ''Akira Vol.1''.] <ref>http://dyemooch.deviantart.com/art/Spotlight-Arcee-alt-cover-72893344 Colorist at deviantART]</ref> | * Cover B was colored in a style that pays homage to the cover of [http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=40-180 ''Akira Vol.1''.] <ref>http://dyemooch.deviantart.com/art/Spotlight-Arcee-alt-cover-72893344 Colorist at deviantART]</ref> | ||
* Arcee states that she was the first female Transformer experiment and it is implied she is something rare and (perhaps) unique. However nothing in the issue states that she was the ''only'' female Transformer created due to Jhiaxus's program. Indeed, in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' a number of female Transformers make cameo appearances. It may be that Arcee isn't completely alone and that her trauma stems more from being the first test subject, as well as being used, altered (perhaps against her will), and abandoned than anything else. | * Arcee states that she was the first female Transformer experiment and it is implied she is something rare and (perhaps) unique. However nothing in the issue states that she was the ''only'' female Transformer created due to Jhiaxus's program. Indeed, in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' a number of female Transformers make cameo appearances. It may be that Arcee isn't completely alone and that her trauma stems more from being the first test subject, as well as being used, altered (perhaps against her will), and abandoned than anything else. | ||
===Errors=== | |||
* Maybe not an error, but Fortress Maximus's shoulder's design differs from the one seen in "[[Spotlight: Blaster]]". | |||
===Covers (3)=== | ===Covers (3)=== | ||
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* ''[[Classic Transformers|Transformers Classics]]'' Volume 1 TPB | * ''[[Classic Transformers|Transformers Classics]]'' Volume 1 TPB | ||
* ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' TPB | * ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' TPB | ||
* ''[[Transformers | * ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|The Ascending]]'' TPB | ||
* ''[[Target 2006]]'' TPB | * ''[[Transformers: Target: 2006]]'' TPB | ||
* ''[[Transformers | * ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' books | ||
* ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series | * ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series | ||
* ''Star Trek: New Frontier'' (back cover) | * ''Star Trek: New Frontier'' (back cover) | ||
Revision as of 18:06, 13 December 2011
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| File:Spotlight arcee.jpg Graduated from St. Trinians with honors. | |||||||||||||
| "The Transformers Spotlight: Arcee" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | February 20, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | February 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Alex Milne | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | Josh Perez and Kris Carter | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Chris Mowry | ||||||||||||
| Edits by | Andrew Steven Harris | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Devastation | ||||||||||||
This ain't the Fembot we all know and love, folks... She's an entirely different stereotype!
Synopsis
An enraged Arcee has been tearing a path of destruction through the universe, necessitating Ultra Magnus to hunt her down and bring her in as authorized by the Tyrest Accord. After a protracted battle, she gets knocked out by a flash/concussion grenade and taken into custody by Magnus. As they leave the area, a couple of apparent drones surface and talk to a monitor—promising that the Nega-Core has not been detected and/or taken, which elicits a confirmation from their master that preparations for the Expansion will continue.
Garrus-9 penitentiary: Arcee's spark is being held in a cell, along with some notable others. Warden Fortress Maximus confers with Jetfire and the Technobots about when they can incarcerate the Monstructor components in the same way; Jetfire notes that they can't break through the destructive programming far enough to rehabilitate/reform the sparks (as per Optimus Prime's orders), and as such, haven't pulled the sparks from the frames. As they confer, the Decepticon Onslaught leads his Combaticons in a perfectly-timed (as monitored by Banzaitron) assault on the facility, striking at precisely the right grid-sensor-shuffling moment and breaking into the penitentiary.
Fortress Maximus has no choice but to unleash the "threat-level-9" Arcee on them, with the sole caveat of destroying her spark (via a spark casing g-force crush) if she attempts to escape. A furious battle ensues, but after she cuts through Blast Off and plows through Brawl in vehicle mode, the Combaticons (who recognize her when she first attacked) manage to teleport out with the unconscious Monstructor components (whom Banzaitron wants to join his Secret Service).
Arcee proposes that she be released to hunt them down or killed on the spot. When asked for her motivation she grows angry, commenting that "you don't even know you're DOING it... you unconsciously SENSE a difference." She then reveals that Jhiaxus tampered with her CNA at creation, turning her into a female, "because he was curious, because he could", just to see what introducing gender to the Transformer race would do. He then discarded her and left her to her fate. Traumatized and vengeful, all she can think of is wiping out all trace of his tampering in this universe.
Fortress Maximus disagrees, pointing the remote spark-casing-control unit at her, but Jetfire tells him to let her go (he'll back up whatever story Maximus concocts for her escape), as they have precious little to lose at this point.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Others |
|---|---|---|
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Notes
- The issue contains bonus sketch art by Alex Milne, including color tests for Arcee.
- One of the Autobots defending Garrus-9 mentions them being overrun. Let's hope this didn't lead to anyone being distracted during the battle.
- Arcee's reference to gendered pronouns makes little sense in context. It stands to reason that a race originally entirely devoid of gender would lack sexually-oriented pronouns in their native language. So the use of "he" and "she" would likely be supplemented with a uniform variation of "it" for everybody. Then again, there have been instances where inanimate ships were referred to as "she" and who here really knows how the Cybertronian languages actually work?
- Cover B was colored in a style that pays homage to the cover of Akira Vol.1. [1]
- Arcee states that she was the first female Transformer experiment and it is implied she is something rare and (perhaps) unique. However nothing in the issue states that she was the only female Transformer created due to Jhiaxus's program. Indeed, in Megatron Origin a number of female Transformers make cameo appearances. It may be that Arcee isn't completely alone and that her trauma stems more from being the first test subject, as well as being used, altered (perhaps against her will), and abandoned than anything else.
Errors
- Maybe not an error, but Fortress Maximus's shoulder's design differs from the one seen in "Spotlight: Blaster".
Covers (3)
- Cover A: Arcee, Nova Prime, the Pretender Monsters, Ultra Magnus, Fortress Maximus and some dead guy by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
- Cover B: Arcee being assembled by Alex Milne and Josh Perez.
- Cover RI: Uncolored sketch of cover B.
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Kiss me deadly
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Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors...
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RI Cover
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- Transformers Classics Volume 1 TPB
- Megatron Origin TPB
- The Ascending TPB
- Transformers: Target: 2006 TPB
- Animated books
- All Hail Megatron series
- Star Trek: New Frontier (back cover)
References
- ↑ http://dyemooch.deviantart.com/art/Spotlight-Arcee-alt-cover-72893344 Colorist at deviantART]
