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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] shoot down [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] over an ocean... which is unfortunate, since he's carrying a power cell needed to power life support machines for a [[human]] that the [[Autobot]]s injured while chasing [[Decepticon]]s. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the other [[Powermaster]]s go undersea to salvage the component, only to run into the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]]. | The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] shoot down [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] over an ocean... which is unfortunate, since he's carrying a power cell needed to power life support machines for a [[human]] that the [[Autobot]]s injured while chasing [[Decepticon]]s. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the other [[Powermaster]]s go undersea to salvage the component, only to run into the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]]. | ||
The Autobots are outnumbered and disadvantaged, as the Seacons are in their native territory underwater. To make matters worse, the Autobots' [[Nebulan]] partners only have a 30 minute air supply, and time is running out. Optimus Prime sends the Nebulans to salvage the component, even though this will leave the Autobots underpowered and easy pickings for the Seacons. The four Nebulans quickly overpower [[Hi-Test]] and [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and head for the surface, fretting that they've left their Autobot allies to die. But Prime and the others soon surface—with the component gone, the Seacons decided that saving Dreadwing and the two Nebulans was a much higher priority. | The Autobots are outnumbered and disadvantaged, as the Seacons are in their native territory underwater. To make matters worse, the Autobots' [[Nebulan]] partners only have a 30 minute air supply, and time is running out. Optimus Prime sends the Nebulans to salvage the component, even though this will leave the Autobots underpowered and easy pickings for the Seacons. The four Nebulans quickly overpower [[Hi-Test]] and [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and head for the surface, fretting that they've left their Autobot allies to die. But Prime and the others soon surface—with the component gone, the Seacons decided that saving Dreadwing and the two Nebulans was a much higher priority. | ||
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Image:TitanSG.jpg|'''Titan TPB''' | Image:TitanSG.jpg|'''Titan TPB''' | ||
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* '''Transformers Annual 1990 cover:''' [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] fights [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], by [[Lee Sullivan]]. | * '''Transformers Annual 1990 cover:''' [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] fights [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], by [[Lee Sullivan]]. | ||
* '''''Second Generation'' TPB cover:''' [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] battles [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], by Lee Sullivan. | * '''''Second Generation'' TPB cover:''' [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] battles [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], by Lee Sullivan. | ||
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| "Dreadwing Down!" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| First published | 1st August 1989 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Dan Reed | ||||||||||||
| Colours | Euan Peters | ||||||||||||
| Lettering | Glib | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
The Autobots go undersea to salvage a vital component stolen by Dreadwing.
Synopsis
The Aerialbots shoot down Dreadwing over an ocean... which is unfortunate, since he's carrying a power cell needed to power life support machines for a human that the Autobots injured while chasing Decepticons. Optimus Prime and the other Powermasters go undersea to salvage the component, only to run into the Seacons.
The Autobots are outnumbered and disadvantaged, as the Seacons are in their native territory underwater. To make matters worse, the Autobots' Nebulan partners only have a 30 minute air supply, and time is running out. Optimus Prime sends the Nebulans to salvage the component, even though this will leave the Autobots underpowered and easy pickings for the Seacons. The four Nebulans quickly overpower Hi-Test and Throttle and head for the surface, fretting that they've left their Autobot allies to die. But Prime and the others soon surface—with the component gone, the Seacons decided that saving Dreadwing and the two Nebulans was a much higher priority.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Nebulans |
|---|---|---|
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Notes
- Much like "Prime Bomb!", placing this story within the main UK comic continuity is a little tricky, mainly due to the presence of both Quake and Dreadwing on Earth. Neither was ever shown working with Earth's Decepticons in the main comic storyline.
- Apart from that problem, the story occurs somewhere between "Enemy Action!" (the Seacons' first appearance) and "Cold War!", whose storyline concludes with the Underbase Saga slaughter.
Errors
- Is it a "component", a "power cell", or an "isotope"?
References
- Hi-Test and Throttle plan to absorb energy from the power cell, obviating their need to consume mass quantities of food, a problem originally brought up in "People Power!".
Covers (2)
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Transformers Annual 1990 -
Titan TPB
- Transformers Annual 1990 cover: Powermaster Optimus Prime fights Megatron, by Lee Sullivan.
- Second Generation TPB cover: Defensor battles Bruticus, by Lee Sullivan.
