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[[Image:MarvelUS-75.jpg|thumb|right|200px|YUM]]
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|title="On the Edge of Extinction!"
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|caption=OM NOM NOM NOM NOM
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=December 1990
|coverdate=February 1991
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|artist=[[Geoff Senior]]
|colorist=[[Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Rick Parker]]
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'''Unicron drops by for a light lunch.'''
'''Unicron drops by for a light lunch.'''


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
With Unicron looming over the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the assembled [[Transformer]]s flee in a blind panic. The dark god rips into the planet's surface, sampling its metal (and Brainstorm) and declaring it "succulent".  
[[Image:Tastybrainstorm.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The in-between meals snack that won't ruin your appetite!]]
With Unicron looming over the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the assembled [[Transformer|Transformers]] flee in a blind panic. The dark god rips into the planet's surface, sampling its metal (and Brainstorm) and declaring it "succulent".  


Primus — still possessing the form of Emirate Xaaron — urges Prime and Scorponok to calm their warriors and unite them in battle against the Chaos-Bringer, but even the two leaders are overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of their foe. Primus himself initiates an attack on Unicron — but the dark god sees through what is essentially a ruse, and destroys Xaaron.
Primus — still possessing the form of Emirate Xaaron — urges Prime and Scorponok to calm their warriors and unite them in battle against the Chaos-Bringer, but even the two leaders are overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of their foe. Primus himself initiates an attack on Unicron — but the dark god sees through what is essentially a ruse, and destroys Xaaron.


Galvatron blasts Unicron at full power; while it does virtually no damage, it does what Galvatron had hoped — inspires the Transformers to stand and fight. Soon a planet-wide battle is raging; many Transformers are killed in the fighting, most notably Scorponok, who makes a final stand to live up to his legacy as a [[Decepticon]] warrior. The [[Neo-Knights]] also attempt to engage, but their powers are no match for Unicron, and Circuit Breaker remains catatonic, despite G.B. Blackrock's attempts to revive her.
[[Image:Xaaronpossessed.jpg|left|125px|thumb|"Eat me, and I'll shred the roof of your mouth!"]]
Galvatron blasts Unicron at full power; while it does virtually no damage, it does what Galvatron had hoped — inspires the Transformers to stand and fight. Soon a planet-wide battle is raging; many Transformers are killed in the fighting, most notably Scorponok, who makes a final stand to live up to his legacy as a [[Decepticon]] warrior. The [[Neo-Knights]] also attempt to engage, but their powers are no match for Unicron, and Circuit Breaker remains catatonic, despite G.B. Blackrock's attempts to revive her.


Reinforcements arrive in the form of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', which is filled with [[Autobot]]s reactivated by the [[Nucleon]] retrieved by Grimlock.  Grimlock has the ship sideswipe Unicron, damaging it and forcing them to abandon it in flight.
[[Image:Edgeofextinction-someonefight.jpg|right|200px|thumb|How do the physics of this even work??]]
Reinforcements arrive in the form of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which is filled with [[Autobot|Autobots]] reactivated by the [[Nucleon]] retrieved by Grimlock.  Grimlock has the ship sideswipe Unicron, damaging it and forcing them to abandon it in flight.


As Prime struggles to keep his [[Powermaster]] bond from coming apart, the tainted Creation Matrix suddenly arrives at Cybertron, with the possessed Thunderwing at its core.  The Matrix confronts its old foe, Unicron. But with its virtuous nature stripped away, the Matrix no longer has any advantage over Unicron, who unleashes a power burst that tears Thunderwing limb from limb and devastates the surface of Cybertron. As the blast passes, Prime spots the Matrix.
As Prime struggles to keep his [[Powermaster]] bond from coming apart, the tainted Creation Matrix suddenly arrives at Cybertron, with the possessed Thunderwing at its core.  The Matrix confronts its old foe, Unicron. But with its virtuous nature stripped away, the Matrix no longer has any advantage over Unicron, who unleashes a power burst that tears Thunderwing limb from limb and devastates the surface of Cybertron. As the blast passes, Prime spots the Matrix.


Tiring of the battle, Unicron reverts to his planet mode and prepares to devour Cybertron entirely. But as he begins, he is blasted by the revived Circuit Breaker, who pours every bit of her power at him in an insane rage. The distraction gives Prime enough time to reach the Matrix. His mind free from doubt, he reclaims it, purges it of darkness, and plunges it  — and himself — into Unicron's maw. Overloaded with "terrible, wonderful life", Unicron explodes while the survivors on Cybertron's surface look on in awe.   
[[Image:Circuitbreakervsunicron.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Consequence of the "Dine-and-Dash".]]
Tiring of the battle, Unicron reverts to his planet mode and prepares to devour Cybertron entirely. But as he begins, he is blasted by the revived Circuit Breaker, who pours every bit of her power at him in an insane rage. The distraction gives Prime enough time to reach the Matrix. His mind free from doubt, he reclaims it, purges it of darkness, and plunges it  — and himself — into Unicron's maw. Overloaded with "terrible, wonderful life", Unicron explodes while the survivors on Cybertron's surface look on in awe.   


Some while after the battle, Battletrap and Runabout are walking somewhere on Cybertron. Runabout goes to investigate some movement in the shadows. He is promptly snatched underground by a clawed hand and, as observed by a hidden Hi-Q, devoured.
Some while after the battle, Battletrap and Runabout are walking somewhere on Cybertron. Runabout goes to investigate some movement in the shadows. He is promptly snatched underground by a clawed hand and, as observed by a hidden Hi-Q, devoured.


==Credits==
==Featured characters==
'''Script:''' [[Simon Furman]] <br>
{{featuredcharacters
'''Pencils:''' [[Geoff Senior]]<br>
|c1=* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
'''Inks:''' [[Geoff Senior]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Nelson Yomtov]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Rick Parker]]<br>
'''Editor:''' [[Rob Tokar]], [[Tom DeFalco]]<br>
*''Originally published:'' February, 1991
 
===Major characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
! style="background:antiquewhite" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Cloudburst]] (8)
* [[Cloudburst]] (8)
* [[Brainstorm]] (9)
* [[Brainstorm]] (9)
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* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (34)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (34)


| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
|c2=* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (1)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (1)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (4)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (4)
* [[Octopunch]] (5)
* [[Octopunch]] (5)
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* [[Quake]] (29)
* [[Quake]] (29)
* [[Battletrap]] (37)
* [[Battletrap]] (37)
* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (38)
* [[Runabout]] (38)
 
|c3='''Regulars'''
* [[Circuit Breaker]] (13)
* [[G.B. Blackrock]] (16)


| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
'''Guests'''
* [[Primus]]/[[Emirate Xaaron]] (2)
* [[Unicron]] (6)
* [[Thunderpunch]] (12)
* [[Thunderpunch]] (12)
* [[Circuit Breaker]] (13)
* [[Dynamo]] (14)
* [[Dynamo]] (14)
* [[Rapture]] (15)
* [[Rapture]] (15)
* [[G.B. Blackrock]] (16)
 
* [[Creation Matrix]]/[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (35)
|h4=[[Nebulos|Nebulans]]|c4=* [[Hi-Q]] (36)
* [[Hi-Q]] (36)
 
|}
|c5=* [[Primus]]/<br />[[Emirate Xaaron]] (2)
* [[Unicron]] (6)
* [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]/<br />[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (35)
 
}}


==Errors==
==Errors==
* There are, of course, the errors of [[scale]] typically associated with the supposedly planet-sized Unicron.
* There are, of course, the errors of [[scale]] typically associated with the supposedly planet-sized Unicron.
* Among hundreds, thousands, maybe millions of Transformers... Circuit Breaker's the only being on the planet who can manipulate electricity?
 


==Items of note==
==Items of note==
* Among hundreds, thousands, maybe millions of Transformers... Circuit Breaker's the only being on the planet who can manipulate electricity?
* Those apparently killed in this issue include Brainstorm, Xaaron, Cloudburst, Highbrow, Finback, Misfire, Hardhead, Bomb-Burst, Joyride, Waverider, Scorponok, Thunderwing, [[Mindwipe]], and Runabout.
* Those apparently killed in this issue include Brainstorm, Xaaron, Cloudburst, Highbrow, Finback, Misfire, Hardhead, Bomb-Burst, Joyride, Waverider, Scorponok, Thunderwing, [[Mindwipe]], and Runabout.
:It's "apparently" because Joyride shows up alive and well in Generation 2.  Quake, who was with Joyride and Waverider when they were blasted, is not shown getting hit — and is fine  just a couple of issues later.
:It's "apparently" because Joyride shows up alive and well in Generation 2.  Quake, who was with Joyride and Waverider when they were blasted, is not shown getting hit — and is fine  just a couple of issues later.
* The next issue's opening page would reveal several more deceased Transformers: [[Apeface]], [[Sureshot]], [[Hosehead]], and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (who nevertheless appeared in Generation 2 long enough to die again.)  Prime's gruesome fate would be revealed as well, as he was still within Unicron during the explosion.
* The next issue's opening page would reveal several more deceased Transformers: [[Apeface]], [[Sureshot]], [[Hosehead]], and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (who nevertheless appeared in Generation 2 long enough to die again.)  Prime's gruesome fate would be revealed as well, as he was still within Unicron during the explosion.
* Most of the surviving Transformers, including [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], Prowl, Wheeljack, [[Blaster]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and Jazz show up in the [[Action Master]]s line.  While most never transform after this issue, Prowl clearly retains his ability to do so.
* Most of the surviving Transformers, including [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], Prowl, Wheeljack, [[Blaster]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and Jazz show up in the [[Action Master]]s line.  While most never transform after this issue, Prowl clearly retains his ability to do so.
* ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel Comics)|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for ??? are found after the main story.
* ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel Comics)|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for [[Fangry]] and [[Squeezeplay]] are found after the main story.


===References===
===References===
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===Covers===
===Covers===
{{picsneeded|UK covers}}
<gallery>
* '''U.S. cover:''' Unicron devouring Cybertron by [[Geoff Senior]]
Image:MarvelUS-75.jpg|'''US Issue 75''' - Cybertron - with delicious crunchy filling!
Image:MarvelUK-319.JPG|'''UK Issue 319''' - UK Cybertron - strawberry flavoured
Image:MarvelUK-320.jpg|'''UK Issue 320''' - I can hear the fangirls crying
Image:MarvelUK-321.jpg|'''UK Issue 321''' - "Wasn't me guv, it was that big orange guy with horns"
Image:MarvelUK-322.jpg|'''UK Issue 322''' - Come on, how ''awesome'' is this?
</gallery>
 
* '''US issue 75 cover:''' Unicron devouring Cybertron by [[Geoff Senior]]
* '''UK issue 319 cover:''' recolored version of U.S. cover by [[Robin Bouttell]]
* '''UK issue 319 cover:''' recolored version of U.S. cover by [[Robin Bouttell]]
* '''UK issue 320 cover:''' Unicron destroying Xaaron by [[Stewart Johnson]]
* '''UK issue 320 cover:''' Unicron destroying Xaaron by [[Stewart Johnson]]
* '''UK issue 321 cover:''' Optimus Prime and the defeated Scorponok by Stewart Johnson
* '''UK issue 321 cover:''' Optimus Prime and the defeated Scorponok by Stewart Johnson
* '''UK issue 322 cover:''' Prime entering Unicron with the Matrix by Stewart Johnson
* '''UK issue 322 cover:''' Prime entering Unicron with the Matrix by Stewart Johnson
{{Columnlist|2|
[[Image:MarvelUK-319.jpg|thumb|200px|center|319 cover]]
[[Image:MarvelUK-320.jpg|thumb|200px|center|320 cover]]
}}
{{Columnlist|2|
[[Image:MarvelUK-321.jpg|thumb|200px|center|321 cover]]
[[Image:MarvelUK-322.jpg|thumb|200px|center|322 cover]]
}}


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OM NOM NOM NOM NOM
"On the Edge of Extinction!"
Publisher Marvel Comics
First published December 1990
Cover date February 1991
Writer Simon Furman
Artist Geoff Senior
Colorist Nel Yomtov
Letterer Rick Parker
Editor Rob Tokar
Continuity Marvel Comics continuity

Unicron drops by for a light lunch.

Synopsis

The in-between meals snack that won't ruin your appetite!

With Unicron looming over the planet Cybertron, the assembled Transformers flee in a blind panic. The dark god rips into the planet's surface, sampling its metal (and Brainstorm) and declaring it "succulent".

Primus — still possessing the form of Emirate Xaaron — urges Prime and Scorponok to calm their warriors and unite them in battle against the Chaos-Bringer, but even the two leaders are overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of their foe. Primus himself initiates an attack on Unicron — but the dark god sees through what is essentially a ruse, and destroys Xaaron.

File:Xaaronpossessed.jpg
"Eat me, and I'll shred the roof of your mouth!"

Galvatron blasts Unicron at full power; while it does virtually no damage, it does what Galvatron had hoped — inspires the Transformers to stand and fight. Soon a planet-wide battle is raging; many Transformers are killed in the fighting, most notably Scorponok, who makes a final stand to live up to his legacy as a Decepticon warrior. The Neo-Knights also attempt to engage, but their powers are no match for Unicron, and Circuit Breaker remains catatonic, despite G.B. Blackrock's attempts to revive her.

How do the physics of this even work??

Reinforcements arrive in the form of the Ark, which is filled with Autobots reactivated by the Nucleon retrieved by Grimlock. Grimlock has the ship sideswipe Unicron, damaging it and forcing them to abandon it in flight.

As Prime struggles to keep his Powermaster bond from coming apart, the tainted Creation Matrix suddenly arrives at Cybertron, with the possessed Thunderwing at its core. The Matrix confronts its old foe, Unicron. But with its virtuous nature stripped away, the Matrix no longer has any advantage over Unicron, who unleashes a power burst that tears Thunderwing limb from limb and devastates the surface of Cybertron. As the blast passes, Prime spots the Matrix.

Consequence of the "Dine-and-Dash".

Tiring of the battle, Unicron reverts to his planet mode and prepares to devour Cybertron entirely. But as he begins, he is blasted by the revived Circuit Breaker, who pours every bit of her power at him in an insane rage. The distraction gives Prime enough time to reach the Matrix. His mind free from doubt, he reclaims it, purges it of darkness, and plunges it — and himself — into Unicron's maw. Overloaded with "terrible, wonderful life", Unicron explodes while the survivors on Cybertron's surface look on in awe.

Some while after the battle, Battletrap and Runabout are walking somewhere on Cybertron. Runabout goes to investigate some movement in the shadows. He is promptly snatched underground by a clawed hand and, as observed by a hidden Hi-Q, devoured.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans Nebulans Misc

Regulars

Guests

Errors

  • There are, of course, the errors of scale typically associated with the supposedly planet-sized Unicron.


Items of note

  • Among hundreds, thousands, maybe millions of Transformers... Circuit Breaker's the only being on the planet who can manipulate electricity?
  • Those apparently killed in this issue include Brainstorm, Xaaron, Cloudburst, Highbrow, Finback, Misfire, Hardhead, Bomb-Burst, Joyride, Waverider, Scorponok, Thunderwing, Mindwipe, and Runabout.
It's "apparently" because Joyride shows up alive and well in Generation 2. Quake, who was with Joyride and Waverider when they were blasted, is not shown getting hit — and is fine just a couple of issues later.
  • The next issue's opening page would reveal several more deceased Transformers: Apeface, Sureshot, Hosehead, and Runamuck (who nevertheless appeared in Generation 2 long enough to die again.) Prime's gruesome fate would be revealed as well, as he was still within Unicron during the explosion.
  • Most of the surviving Transformers, including Soundwave, Prowl, Wheeljack, Blaster, Bumblebee and Jazz show up in the Action Masters line. While most never transform after this issue, Prowl clearly retains his ability to do so.
  • Transformers Universe profiles for Fangry and Squeezeplay are found after the main story.

References

  • The grand battle with Unicron concludes a storyline that began way back in Issue #60.
  • Grimlock's reinforcements were fueled with Nucleon in the previous issue.

Covers

  • US Issue 75 - Cybertron - with delicious crunchy filling!
    US Issue 75 - Cybertron - with delicious crunchy filling!
  • UK Issue 319 - UK Cybertron - strawberry flavoured
    UK Issue 319 - UK Cybertron - strawberry flavoured
  • UK Issue 320 - I can hear the fangirls crying
    UK Issue 320 - I can hear the fangirls crying
  • UK Issue 321 - "Wasn't me guv, it was that big orange guy with horns"
    UK Issue 321 - "Wasn't me guv, it was that big orange guy with horns"
  • UK Issue 322 - Come on, how awesome is this?
    UK Issue 322 - Come on, how awesome is this?
  • US issue 75 cover: Unicron devouring Cybertron by Geoff Senior
  • UK issue 319 cover: recolored version of U.S. cover by Robin Bouttell
  • UK issue 320 cover: Unicron destroying Xaaron by Stewart Johnson
  • UK issue 321 cover: Optimus Prime and the defeated Scorponok by Stewart Johnson
  • UK issue 322 cover: Prime entering Unicron with the Matrix by Stewart Johnson

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