Megatron Origin issue 1

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Publisher	IDW Publishing
First published	June 20, 2007
Cover date	May 2007
Written by	Eric Holmes
Art by	Alex Milne
Colors by	Josh Perez
Color assist by	Zac Atkinson
Edits by	Chris Ryall
Continuity	IDW continuity
Chronology	Megatron Origin

A working-class miner accidentally kills some other guy in anger.

Synopsis

Senator Decimus and his assistant are hesitant to attend a formal ceremony on Mining Outpost C-12, but they do it anyway because those are the rules. Decimus holds disdain for the personnel who operate the Energon mines, and understands why they must be replaced.

During the assembly, he announces the replacement of the working class, but makes sure to mention that the laborers will not be left without jobs. The crowd responds angrily to their replacement, led by one particularly angry bot with blue eyes, but for his protests, this bot is executed by an Autobot security official.

The crowd is silenced at this display of force, and Megatron fights back against the oppression by tossing his axe into Decimus' shoulder. Before the security officer can react, Megatron tackles and disarms him. The two struggle, and in the ensuing fight, Megatron accidentally kills his opponent.

With one Autobot down, the rest of the miners get into an open rumble against the Autobots. However thanks to superior firepower, the Autobots are able to knock out all their foes.

Later, Megatron awakens aboard a prison vessel. Because of the violence he and his fellows engaged in, all the surviving miners are arrested, en route to Penal Facility H-3 "The Rig". But the miners (including Rumble and Frenzy) take over their ship (the Longshot). The Longshot blasts the ship containing Senator Decimus and heads towards Kaon, a hive of villainy and scum easily defined as wretched, where the miners hide and plot.

Sentinel Prime's target practice is interrupted by Prowl with news of the incident in space. The Prime is uninterested in the dealings and appoints Prowl to handle the situation.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Others
Autobot security official (5) Sentinel Prime (8) Prowl (9)	The Decepticon faction does not yet exist	Megatron (1) Senator Decimus (2) Decimus' assistant (3) Outspoken miner (4) Rumble (6) Frenzy (7)

Quotes

"What…"
"What… did I…"
"No… Nonono…"
"Oh no."

— Megatron, possibly regretting taking the first Autobot life in the Great War.

"That was… unintentional. I shouldn't be here."

— Megatron is a BIG SOFTIE.

Items of note

• Kaon was previously established in Dreamwave Productions' The War Within.
• When Frenzy attempts to enlist Megatron's aid in escaping their imprisonment on the Longshot, Megatron makes it clear that the violence he dealt during the mine revolt was unintentional (and indeed, he was remorseful). Yet on the next page, after he is freed, Megatron seems to be quite willing to beat the living daylights out of the security guard on the ship.

Covers (3)

• Cover A: Megatron with pickax by Alex Milne (pencils) and Josh Perez (colors)
• Cover B: Megatron smashing security guard by Marcelo Matere (pencils) and Andrew Elder (colors)
• Cover RI-A: Cover A, uncolored

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