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*'''Cover A:''' Bumblebee looks emo whilst | *'''Cover A:''' Bumblebee looks emo whilst Rodimus shows off the matrix in the background; art by [[Marcelo Matere]]. | ||
*'''Cover B:''' Optimus is given the matrix by the hands of Rodimus; art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Joana Lafuente]]. | *'''Cover B:''' Optimus is given the matrix by the hands of Rodimus; art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Joana Lafuente]]. | ||
*'''Cover RI:''' Prowl and Megatron have a staring contest; art by [[Brendan Cahill]] and colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]] | *'''Cover RI:''' Prowl and Megatron have a staring contest; art by [[Brendan Cahill]] and colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]] | ||
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| "Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| Published in | The Transformers #21 | ||||||||||||
| First published | July 6, 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | July 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Mike Costa | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Guido Guidi | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | Joana Lafuente | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Shawn Lee | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Andy Schmidt | ||||||||||||
| Assistant editor | Carlos Guzman | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Current era (2011) | ||||||||||||
Optimus Prime leads his Autobots back to Cybertron while a disgruntled Bumblebee remains on Earth.
Synopsis
While Skywatch men guard Omega Supreme, Ratchet tells Bumblebee it will take some time to fabricate a leg replacement joint. Bumblebee is just glad to be up and about and jokes with Pennington about having "wheels of his own". The fun is interrupted by Bluestreak, who exclaims that Hot Rod is back from the dead. Indeed, Hot Rod has returned with those thought dead or long missing: Ironhide, Wheelie and Sunstreaker. Bumblebee is flabbergasted while Hot Rod demands to see Optimus Prime. Hot Rod presents the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus and tells the tale of his travels. Optimus christens him Rodimus, and the name Hot Rod is not used again. The other Autobots bond in the meantime.
Optimus emerges and announces that Cybertron is once again habitable, but that Galvatron is there with an army and Prime intends to stop whatever machinations Galvatron has planned. They will travel in Omega Supreme's rocket while his base remains on Earth. All the Autobots except Bumblebee volunteer to help protect their home planet. Bumblebee sulks about being usurped while Optimus tells him that he's still leader, and will abide by his choice. He also tells Bumblebee something that angers him, making him announce he's staying on Earth with Magnus and a few others. Optimus and the majority of the Autobots blast off with Omega Supreme toward Cybertron.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
- TBD
Notes
Continuity notes
- While Hot Rod has been called "Rodimus" for multiple issues now, as of this issue he is officially christened as such.
Real-world references
- This story is named after Orphans of the Helix, a science fiction short story by Dan Simmons.
Errors
- This issue has several cases of disappearing (or in one case, appearing) Autobot insignias:
- Ironhide is supposed to lack an insignia as he returns to Earth, but one appears on his right shoulder on page 5.
- Optimus Prime lacks his shoulder insignias on pages 7, 9 and 14.
- Sideswipe has a chest insignia on page 9, but not on page 10.
- Bumblebee's insignia is gone on pages 2, 10 and 14.
- Tracks is miscolored as Drift.
- Joe Henderson is colored as a Caucasian person.
- Hot Spot is colored white in both of his panels.
Covers (3)
- Cover A: Bumblebee looks emo whilst Rodimus shows off the matrix in the background; art by Marcelo Matere.
- Cover B: Optimus is given the matrix by the hands of Rodimus; art by Guido Guidi and colors by Joana Lafuente.
- Cover RI: Prowl and Megatron have a staring contest; art by Brendan Cahill and colors by Priscilla Tramontano
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Cover A
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Cover B - Ohh, shiny
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Cover RI - Give us a kiss
