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*The entire sequence with Megatron asking Optimus Prime for mercy and holding Hot Rod at gunpoint is, of course, referencing ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. | *The entire sequence with Megatron asking Optimus Prime for mercy and holding Hot Rod at gunpoint is, of course, referencing ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. | ||
*Among the Decepticons is the inner robot form of [[Skullgrin]]/[[Dauros]]; the issue doesn't specify which of them it is. Considering that Skullgrin has only appeared thus far in the IDW continuity with | *Among the Decepticons is the inner robot form of [[Skullgrin]]/[[Dauros]]; the issue doesn't specify which of them it is. Considering that Skullgrin has only appeared thus far in the IDW continuity with a design based on his Pretender shell while Dauros later appears with the inner-robot design, we'll call this an appearance by Dauros. | ||
*This issue contradicts "[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]", which states Optimus first battled Megatron on [[Sherma Bridge]]. It has been said by the editors that the Sherma Bridge battle happened before ''Autocracy''. However, the battle takes place during the war, when both factions have formed armies. Before the events of ''Autocracy'', the Decepticons were seen as terrorists, and it is not until this issue that Megatron declares war. | *This issue contradicts "[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]", which states Optimus first battled Megatron on [[Sherma Bridge]]. It has been said by the editors that the Sherma Bridge battle happened before ''Autocracy''. However, the battle takes place during the war, when both factions have formed armies. Before the events of ''Autocracy'', the Decepticons were seen as terrorists, and it is not until this issue that Megatron declares war. | ||
*Prime's prediction that Hot Rod may one day hold the Matrix eventually [[Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|comes to pass]], if only briefly, shortly before the Matrix is [[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|depleted]]. | *Prime's prediction that Hot Rod may one day hold the Matrix eventually [[Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|comes to pass]], if only briefly, shortly before the Matrix is [[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|depleted]]. | ||
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| The name or term "Endgame" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Endgame (disambiguation). |
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | June 20, 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Story by | Chris Metzen & Flint Dille | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Livio Ramondelli | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Shawn Lee | ||||||||||||
| Editor | John Barber & Carlos Guzman | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Before the war | ||||||||||||
Megatron and his rule of Cybertron fall in the face of Optimus Prime's uprising.
Synopsis
As the battle of the Citadel rages on, Megatron orders Blitzwing's armored division to keep the Autobots pinned down in preparation of a surprise he has in store. Optimus Prime and his followers are saved from the tank barrage by the arrival of the Dynobots and other Autobots, only for Megatron to reveal the "vamparc annihilator"—a giant vamparc ribbon which he fires on his enemies from the top of the Citadel. Having anticipated a secret weapon, Prime calls in Metroplex who decimates the Decepticons' positions. The vamparc annihilator has no effect on the ancient giant, who effortlessly rips the entire Citadel in half, destroying the weapon and sending Megatron falling to the streets where Prime is waiting.
The two leaders fight it out and Megatron loses, but he spots a discarded gun in the rubble and tries to distract Optimus Prime with pleas of mercy. His trick nearly works as Prime still has hope that they can work together to unite Cybertron, but Hot Rod sees him reaching for the gun and intervenes. He is grabbed and held hostage by Megatron, but gets out of his grasp by suddenly transforming and driving off, allowing Prime to shoot and injure the Decepticon leader. Megatron is taken to safety by Soundwave, but not before warning Optimus Prime that he hasn't won, he's only started a war of unparalleled proportions.
After the Decepticons have retreated, Metroplex becomes Iacon's new capitol by placing himself in city mode over the ruins of the Citadel. The survivors of Nyon tell Bumblebee that they have chosen to become chroniclers, cataloguing the past. In the Undergrid, Prowl shows Optimus Prime a newly discovered storehouse of illegal weapons stockpiled by Zeta Prime and the Senate and suggests they use them against the Decepticons. Not wanting to make the same mistakes as Zeta, Prime instead orders him to destroy them before visiting Hot Rod to thank him for saving his life. Hot Rod doesn't believe he deserves any gratitude due to his part in destroying Nyon, but Prime tells him he stood up for what he believed in like a hero and should hold his head up high... after all, someday he might be the one holding the Matrix.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Notes
- The entire sequence with Megatron asking Optimus Prime for mercy and holding Hot Rod at gunpoint is, of course, referencing The Transformers: The Movie.
- Among the Decepticons is the inner robot form of Skullgrin/Dauros; the issue doesn't specify which of them it is. Considering that Skullgrin has only appeared thus far in the IDW continuity with a design based on his Pretender shell while Dauros later appears with the inner-robot design, we'll call this an appearance by Dauros.
- This issue contradicts "Chaos Theory", which states Optimus first battled Megatron on Sherma Bridge. It has been said by the editors that the Sherma Bridge battle happened before Autocracy. However, the battle takes place during the war, when both factions have formed armies. Before the events of Autocracy, the Decepticons were seen as terrorists, and it is not until this issue that Megatron declares war.
- Prime's prediction that Hot Rod may one day hold the Matrix eventually comes to pass, if only briefly, shortly before the Matrix is depleted.
