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* [[G.I.Joe]] operatives (5) | * [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] operatives (5) | ||
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (7) | * [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (7) | ||
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==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
"You are weak Astrotrain. Weak and naive. Naive to think there is justice in this life. But there's no justice here. Only '''strength'''. And I am the '''definition''' of strength" | "You are weak, Astrotrain. Weak and naive. Naive to think that there is justice in this life. But there's no justice here. Only '''strength'''. And I am the '''definition''' of strength."<br> | ||
: | "Ungh..."<br> | ||
"You were pathetic then. You're pathetic now. A stain on what it means to be a Decepticon."<br> | |||
"Please... let it end. Just kill me now."<br> | |||
"Not yet. I still have use for you." | |||
:-'''Megatron''' gives '''Astrotrain''' a dressing-down. | |||
"There is a darkness inside me, Spike. I can't quite tell what it is. No matter how dire our cause has gotten I have always been able to find...'''light'''. Where is it now?" | "There is a darkness inside me, Spike. I can't quite tell what it is. No matter how dire our cause has gotten I have always been able to find...'''light'''. Where is it now?"<br> | ||
"Optimus, look. I know there's not organic life on your planet. But...there are suns all over the galaxy, aren't there? Cybertron must have a sunset. Just like Earth?"<br> | |||
"I...yes. You are correct."<br> | |||
"Then there's gotta be a '''sunrise''' at some point." | |||
:-'''Spike Witwicky''' lifts '''Optimus''' out of his funk. | |||
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* '''Cover D:''' Megatron fights Astrotrain, by [[Howard Porter]] and [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]. | * '''Cover D:''' Megatron fights Astrotrain, by [[Howard Porter]] and [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]. | ||
* '''Cover E:''' Jazz, by [[Simon Parr]]. | * '''Cover E:''' Jazz, by [[Simon Parr]]. | ||
* '''The 616 Comics Cover A:''' Connecting cover by [[Tiago da Silva]]. | |||
* '''The 616 Comics Cover B:''' The other half of Tiago da Silva's connecting cover. | |||
* '''Big Time Collectibles Cover:''' Chibi-fied versions of various Autobots and Decepticons pose in front of a silhouetted Cybertron, by [[Freely Abrigo]]. | |||
* '''Clayton Crain Cover:''' The Autobots vs the Decepticons, by [[Clayton Crain]]. | |||
* '''East Side Comics Cover:''' Optimus Prime, by [[Raymund Bermudez]]. | |||
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Transformers 2023 20 Clayton Crain Cover | File:Transformers 2023 20 Clayton Crain Cover| | ||
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* Energon Universe hardcovers | * Energon Universe hardcovers | ||
* Explore the Energon Universe in ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 7|#7]], ''Void Rivals'' [[Void Rivals issue 19|#19]], and ''Transformers'' #21. | * Explore the Energon Universe in ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 7|#7]], ''Void Rivals'' [[Void Rivals issue 19|#19]], and ''Transformers'' #21. | ||
* Meet Your New Favorite Decepticon in [[Transformers: Worst Bot Ever]] | * Meet Your New Favorite Decepticon in ''[[Transformers: Worst Bot Ever]]'' | ||
* ''Ghost Pepper'' | * ''Ghost Pepper'' | ||
Revision as of 09:13, 14 May 2025
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| Publisher | Image Comics Skybound Entertainment | ||||||||||||
| First published | May 14, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | May 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Daniel Warren Johnson | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Jorge Corona | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | Mike Spicer | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Rus Wooton | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Ben Abernathy | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Energon Universe | ||||||||||||
The Autobots revive allies old and new following the return of Megatron, who has his own scores to settle.
Synopsis
Featured characters
Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks.
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Others |
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Quotes
"You are weak, Astrotrain. Weak and naive. Naive to think that there is justice in this life. But there's no justice here. Only strength. And I am the definition of strength."
"Ungh..."
"You were pathetic then. You're pathetic now. A stain on what it means to be a Decepticon."
"Please... let it end. Just kill me now."
"Not yet. I still have use for you."
- -Megatron gives Astrotrain a dressing-down.
"There is a darkness inside me, Spike. I can't quite tell what it is. No matter how dire our cause has gotten I have always been able to find...light. Where is it now?"
"Optimus, look. I know there's not organic life on your planet. But...there are suns all over the galaxy, aren't there? Cybertron must have a sunset. Just like Earth?"
"I...yes. You are correct."
"Then there's gotta be a sunrise at some point."
- -Spike Witwicky lifts Optimus out of his funk.
"We must be our own saviors. We must look out for each other. Isn't that right Starscream?"
- —Megatron to Starscream
Notes
Continuity notes
Transformers references
Other trivia
Covers
- Cover A: Megatron looms over Starscream, by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer.
- Cover B: The Aerialbots, by Jorge Corona and Mike Spicer.
- Cover C: Connecting cover by David Nakayama.
- Cover D: Megatron fights Astrotrain, by Howard Porter and Romulo Fajardo Jr..
- Cover E: Jazz, by Simon Parr.
- The 616 Comics Cover A: Connecting cover by Tiago da Silva.
- The 616 Comics Cover B: The other half of Tiago da Silva's connecting cover.
- Big Time Collectibles Cover: Chibi-fied versions of various Autobots and Decepticons pose in front of a silhouetted Cybertron, by Freely Abrigo.
- Clayton Crain Cover: The Autobots vs the Decepticons, by Clayton Crain.
- East Side Comics Cover: Optimus Prime, by Raymund Bermudez.
Advertisements
- Energon Universe hardcovers
- Explore the Energon Universe in G.I. Joe #7, Void Rivals #19, and Transformers #21.
- Meet Your New Favorite Decepticon in Transformers: Worst Bot Ever
- Ghost Pepper
Reprints
- Transformers Volume 4: Conquer and Control (November 25, 2025) ISBN 1534332588 / ISBN 978-1534332584
- Collects Transformers issues #19–24 and the Transformers story from Energon Universe 2025 Special.
- Trade paperback format.
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Volume 4: Conquer and Control – cover art by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer










