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The weight of leadership presses down on Starscream as he finds himself confronted with a series of unwinnable situations.

Synopsis

Now that the twin threats of Sentinel Prime's undead Titan army and the reawakened Vigilem have been quelled, Iacon turns to rebuilding. Cityspeakers work to repair Metroplex, while Chromia voluntarily returns to jail, with Windblade's fate going undisclosed. Starscream, meanwhile, adjudicates the trial of the Badgeless officer accused of murdering a Decepticon, which set off the chain of events that led to Bruticus's rampage through the city. The 'bot pleads innocence in the face of the prosecutor's aggressive questioning, and though the wearying Starscream internally believes him, he wonders if giving an honest ruling even matters, when declaring the accused guilty will make everyone happy.

When Rattrap arrives with a message for him, Starscream calls a recess. Unfortunately, his aide does not bring good news, but rather, a recording of a TV broadcast of Elita One speaking to the press, accepting public accolades for Vigilem's defeat of the undead army, and passive-aggressively undermining Starscream for ordering the attempt to take control of the Titan from her by force. The furious Starscream demands Rattrap find Elita and summon her to his office, and stomps off to wait for her there, only to find the Mistress of Flame waiting for him with an issue of her own. As she observes his frazzled state, Starscream testily informs her that her problem must wait, and invites her in to wait for Elita with Fireshot, Tigatron, and Moonracer.

When Elita arrives, Starscream demands to know the truth about the secrets she was keeping involving Vigilem and Liege Maximo, who the group now knows escaped from his prison within Vigilem's body before the Titan's death. The Mistress, being the only one present who was unaware of these events, is shocked and horrified, but Elita's anger is reserved for Starscream, whose attempt to take control of Vigilem she blames for causing Maximo's release. Elita recounts the history of Maximo and Vigilem, and how, in ancient times, those that followed Maximo were inspired by his silver tongue, and treated "helpful lies" as more beneficial than "harmful truths." But when Maximo's ambitions grew, and he used his lies to cause Solus Prime's death at Megatronus's hands, his own followers turned on him and willingly became his jailers when he was sealed within Vigilem's deactivated body and banished to the stars. The group insists that Elita should have told them the whole truth, but she has no remorse for not doing so; in fact, Maximo's escape only convinces her she was in the right. Starscream threatens to release all this information to the public, but Elita counters that if he does, she will simply blame him and Windblade for Maximo's escape. That said, Elita is not interested in rivalries or in-fighting, as she knows Liege Maximo will soon return to rain destruction upon Cybertron, and they must remain united in order to fight him. That, Elita concludes, is the choice Starscream and the council face.

After Elita excuses herself, the Council finds itself split down the middle on how to proceed: Tigatron and Moonracer want to inform the people, while Fireshot and the Mistress agree that the secret should be kept for fear of causing panic and disunity in the populace. Left with the deciding vote, Starscream requests time to think it over. The group leaves, but the Mistress lingers to bring up her own issue with Starscream: in honor of the fact that Windblade, a Camien, was the one who saved Cybertron using Vigilem, she requests that Chromia be released into Camien custody. Starscream balks at the notion, to which the Mistress proposes that he hand over Swindle and Menasor instead, that Camien justice might be visited upon them for their attack on the planet. Left alone to consider the three rulings he must now make, Starscream is once more visited by the hallucinatory "ghost" of Bumblebee, who urges him to make the right choices: don't give in to Elita, hand over the Decepticons to the Mistress, and rule the Badgeless innocent. The stressed Starscream points out that to do the "right thing" is to give up his advantage in every corner; he recognizes Elita's ultimatum as a power grab, and he needs to keep Bruticus and Menasor in his arsenal to fight her if need be. That's just the problem, 'Bee points out: Starscream is choosing to fight, when he can find another, better way.

A short time later, Starscream returns to the courtroom, where he delivers his verdict. Bumblebee's face falls as Starscream's declaration of "guilty" condemns the innocent 'bot. Starscream, it seems, cannot find a better way.

After the trial, Starscream releases Chromia into the Mistress's custody, with one caveat: that she hunt down and kill Liege Maximo. Doing so will remove the Sword of Damocles Elita has hovering over Starscream's head, and, of course, will also spare Cybertron Maximo's wrath... but Chromia can tell that's not the real reason he's doing it. Resignedly, Starscream admits the full truth. Bumblebee believed he could be better, but he is beyond hope. Windblade believed Chromia could be better... and Starscream does not want her to waste that opportunity and end up like him.

Featured characters

Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks.
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Metroplex (6)
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Starscream (1) Air Hammer (2) Accused Badgeless (3) Dead Titans (5) Vigilem's corpse (7) Lightbright (8) Rattrap (11) Elita One (12) Longtooth (13)	Circuit (14) Moonracer (16) Fireshot (17) Tigatron (18) Amalgamous Prime (19) Nexus Prime (20) Vector Prime (21) Micronus Prime (22) Prima (23)	Solus Prime (24) The Arisen (25) Alchemist Prime (26) Alpha Trion (27) Onyx Prime (28) Megatronus (29) Quintus Prime (30) Liege Maximo (31)

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Metroplex (6)
Chromia (19)
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Chromia (19)
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Starscream (1)
Air Hammer (2)
Accused Badgeless (3)
Dead Titans (5)
Vigilem's corpse (7)
Lightbright (8)
Rattrap (11)
Elita One (12)
Longtooth (13)

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Circuit (14)
Moonracer (16)
Fireshot (17)
Tigatron (18)
Amalgamous Prime (19)
Nexus Prime (20)
Vector Prime (21)
Micronus Prime (22)
Prima (23)

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Solus Prime (24)
The Arisen (25)
Alchemist Prime (26)
Alpha Trion (27)
Onyx Prime (28)
Megatronus (29)
Quintus Prime (30)
Liege Maximo (31)

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Starscream (1)
Air Hammer (2)
Accused Badgeless (3)
Dead Titans (5)
Vigilem's corpse (7)
Lightbright (8)
Rattrap (11)
Elita One (12)
Longtooth (13)

Circuit (14)
Moonracer (16)
Fireshot (17)
Tigatron (18)
Amalgamous Prime (19)
Nexus Prime (20)
Vector Prime (21)
Micronus Prime (22)
Prima (23)

Solus Prime (24)
The Arisen (25)
Alchemist Prime (26)
Alpha Trion (27)
Onyx Prime (28)
Megatronus (29)
Quintus Prime (30)
Liege Maximo (31)

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Quotes

"What is justice after all we've done?"

—Starscream

"Starscream. You appear distressed."
"And I'm sure you care deeply about that, Ms. of Flame. But unfortunately, my distress is keeping me somewhat busy at the moment."
"Clearly. When you've been in power a bit longer, perhaps you will become more accustomed to its rigors."

—Mistress of Flame and Starscream

"Consensus and truth do not always align."

—Elita One

"A unified, repopulated Cybertron is a dream that only holds sway as long as everyone agrees not to wake up from it."

—Elita One

"Just because I will not lie does not oblige me to correct every lie I hear."

—Elita One

"You know, there's a saying on Earth. Something about a crown being heavier than you'd expect."
"I hate you."
"You hate a lot of people."

—Bumblebee and Starscream

"I know someone who thought I could be better than I am. And they were wrong. You knew someone who thought you could be better than you were and you still have a chance at it. Chromia of Caminus, I hereby banish you from Cybertron. Be better... for both of us."

—Starscream

Notes

Continuity notes

The Badgeless is on trial for the shooting in issue #1. He blames his partner, but we know from that issue that it was actually Blast Off, who stole his partner's armor to disguise himself.
Everyone in the stands at the trial is a generic Transformer, except, oddly, for Air Hammer (in the top-left corner of the panel). He previously occupied this unusual role of "sole recognizable character in a group of generics" in issue #4.
The story keeps Windblade's fate following her apparent death last issue a secret ("Speaking of corpses... well, I won't get into that," says Starscream), but... c'mon, we all know she's going to be okay. And not just because Optimus Prime #4 upgraded her condition from "dead" to "injured," either!
It's a little unusual to see Fireshot without his twin Vanquish, but he (along with Airazor and Knock Out) is absent for a reason: the only 'bots in the room besides Starscream and the Mistress (who Screamer invites) are those who were present for Windblade's merge with Vigilem and the reveal of the Titan's true identity, and are the only ones who know about it, save the incarcerated Chromia.
Elita One mentions that "Kaon must be brought back online." The former Decepticon capital was discovered intact beneath the surface of the planet in the Titans Return one-shot.
Starscream recalls the time Elita One wanted to kill him for lying, as seen in Windblade vol. 2 #7.
The Mistress reminds Starscream of Swindle and Menasor's attack on Caminus, which took place in Windblade vol. 2 #1.

Transformers references

As with all previous appearances of members of the group in IDW continuity up to this point, the Thirteen appears in Elita One's flashback all based on their Aligned continuity family designs, as seen in The Covenant of Primus. In particular, this includes the unnamed Thirteenth Prime, known in IDW continuity only as "The Arisen," who appears as an indistinct figure whose features are obscured by the light emanating from within him.
The image of Megatronus killing Solus Prime is based heavily on the image of the same scene from the Covenant of Primus.
One of Maximo's whispering lie-spreaders has a face that looks a lot like the Decepticon symbol. Though modern incarnations of Megatronus tend to identify him as the original Decepticon, this seems to be evoking Maximo's mostly-discarded status as the progenitor of the faction, as he alluded to in his original appearance way back at the close of the Generation 2 comic book.

Real-world references

The title of this issue is derived, as Bumblebee alludes to in-story, from the saying "heavy is the head that wears the crown," which itself actually a common paraphrasing of a quote from Shakespeare's [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Henry IV, Part 2|{{#if:||Henry IV, Part 2}}]], "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." It was previously used in reference to Starscream as the title of Robots in Disguise #16.

Other trivia

Originally solicited for release in April 2017 (following a skip month; no issue of the series was solicited for released in March), this issue arrived just a smidge late, in the first week of May.
Starscream has had stained glass windows of himself installed in the courtroom. Screamer, you're so extra.

Covers (3)

Regular cover: The Mistress of Flame and Chromia, by Sara Pitre-Durocher; first in a series of themed two-character covers for this arc by Pitre-Durocher.
Subscription cover: Starscream looks unhappy as the crowds cheer for Elita One, by Priscilla Tramontano
Retailer incentive cover: Starscream, Windblade, Elita One, and Chromia, by Jin Kim; part of a series of incentive covers by Kim for April's Transformers titles.

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 *As with all previous appearances of members of the group in IDW continuity up to this point, the Thirteen appears in Elita One's flashback all based on their [[Aligned continuity family]] designs, as seen in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''. In particular, this includes the unnamed Thirteenth Prime, known in IDW continuity only as "[[The Arisen]]," who appears as an indistinct figure whose features are obscured by the light emanating from within him.
-*The image of Megatronus killing Solus Prime is based heavily on the image of the same scene from the ''Covenant of Prime''.
+*The image of Megatronus killing Solus Prime is based heavily on the image of the same scene from the ''Covenant of Primus''.
 *One of Maximo's whispering lie-spreaders has a face that looks a lot like the Decepticon symbol. Though modern incarnations of Megatronus tend to identify him as the original Decepticon, this seems to be evoking Maximo's mostly-discarded status as the progenitor of the faction, as he alluded to in his original appearance way back at [[A Rage in Heaven!|the close]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic book]].
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