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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
Set before the war began, the [[State Games]] was an inter-city [[Gladiatorial combat|competition]] created by the [[Overlord (rank)|Autobot Overlord]] to facilitate goodwill between the various [[Polities of Cybertron|city-states]] such as [[Iacon ( | Set before the war began, the [[State Games]] was an inter-city [[Gladiatorial combat|competition]] created by the [[Overlord (rank)|Autobot Overlord]] to facilitate goodwill between the various [[Polities of Cybertron|city-states]] such as [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Tarn]] and [[Vos]]. Tensions had been rising on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as new [[Transformer]] life was created unabated putting increased pressure on the planet's resources. | ||
Megatron, a citizen of Tarn, was a successful but particularly vicious athlete. Optimus Prime was very much his equal, and the two shared a somewhat acrimonious sporting rivalry. | Megatron, a citizen of Tarn, was a successful but particularly vicious athlete. Optimus Prime was very much his equal, and the two shared a somewhat acrimonious sporting rivalry. | ||
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==Items of note== | ==Items of note== | ||
* This issue is prefaced with the title "A Tale from Cybertron". | * This issue is prefaced with the title "A Tale from Cybertron". | ||
* Optimus Prime is but a successful Iaconian athlete in this story. | * Optimus Prime is but a successful Iaconian athlete in this story. The Autobot Overlord seems to be the (possibly figurehead) leader of Cybertron. [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and High Councilor [[Tomaandi]] appear to be Iacon politicians, with General [[Traachon]] being the leader of the Iacon military. | ||
* This story tells us how Megatron originally came across his [[fusion cannon]]. Notice that he's (intentionally) missing it in all the artwork of this story. | * This story tells us how Megatron originally came across his [[fusion cannon]]. Notice that he's (intentionally) missing it in all the artwork of this story. | ||
* This story precedes "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]" chronologically and retcons that story's stance that Megatron and Prime did not know each other before the war. | * This story precedes "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]" chronologically and retcons that story's stance that Megatron and Prime did not know each other before the war. | ||
* The concept of the Decepticons having their origins in gladiatorial games was visited again in both the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave]] and [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuities]]. | * The concept of the Decepticons having their origins in gladiatorial games was visited again in both the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave]] and [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuities]]. | ||
* IDW's ''[[Megatron Origin]]'' is in many ways a retelling of "State Games", using combat games (albeit illegal), economic depression and anger towards the politics of Iacon as major plot points. | * IDW's ''[[Megatron Origin]]'' is in many ways a retelling of "State Games", using combat games (albeit illegal), economic depression and anger towards the politics of Iacon as major plot points. | ||
* The State Games are mentioned by [[Alpha Trion ( | * The State Games are mentioned by [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] in ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' as being an annual event held in [[Tarn]] during Cybertron's [[Golden Age]]. | ||
{{note|Fan speculation back in the day had Overlord as [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. However, other stories set around this time cannot be reconciled with events in this story, as Prime is specifically referred to as "Prime". The use of the term "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]" as leader of the [[Autobot|Autobots]] was a constant introduced later in the G1 mythos.}} | {{note|Fan speculation back in the day had Overlord as [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. However, other stories set around this time cannot be reconciled with events in this story, as Prime is specifically referred to as "Prime". The use of the term "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]" as leader of the [[Autobot|Autobots]] was a constant introduced later in the G1 mythos.}} | ||
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]] | [[Category:Marvel UK issues]] | ||
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 The golden age before the golden age. | |||||||||||||
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| First published | September 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | James Hill | ||||||||||||
| Art | Uncredited, possibly John Stokes | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
The War begins...
Synopsis
Set before the war began, the State Games was an inter-city competition created by the Autobot Overlord to facilitate goodwill between the various city-states such as Iacon, Tarn and Vos. Tensions had been rising on Cybertron as new Transformer life was created unabated putting increased pressure on the planet's resources.
Megatron, a citizen of Tarn, was a successful but particularly vicious athlete. Optimus Prime was very much his equal, and the two shared a somewhat acrimonious sporting rivalry.
The games in this story were being held in Tarn. The Vos athletic team broke into Tarn's power generator with the purpose of planting a bomb, destroying Tarn, while at the same time leaving evidence to suggest that it was Iacon who were responsible. The resulting war would decimate Tarn and Iacon, leaving Vos (ruled by a criminal syndicate headed by Starscream) the most powerful city on Cybertron. However the team were caught in the process. The bomb still went off, but not before Vos' guilt became known. Tarn was instantly nearly completely destroyed and the war between Vos and Tarn began.
The commencement of hostilities trapped the athletes and the Autobot Overlord in what was now the frontline of a inter-city war. The Autobot Overlord was ancient and frail, and required frequent care. Megatron and Optimus Prime accompanied the Overlord's two bodyguards Ravage and Nightstalker in attempting to return the Overlord to Iacon through the battlefield. However the fighting became too intense, and Optimus Prime left the other three with the Overlord to go to Iacon alone to gather reinforcements. While Prime was away Nightstalker sacrificed himself in a suicide explosion leaving only Ravage and Megatron to stand guard. Megatron, seeing that Cybertron was about to go through a major political change, left the Overlord to die, with Ravage following suit.
When the war between Vos and Tarn had finished, Megatron convinced the survivors to unite as a new faction, Decepticons, against Iacon, who Megatron was convinced could have intervened to prevent the war.
Featured Characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
Items of note
- This issue is prefaced with the title "A Tale from Cybertron".
- Optimus Prime is but a successful Iaconian athlete in this story. The Autobot Overlord seems to be the (possibly figurehead) leader of Cybertron. Emirate Xaaron and High Councilor Tomaandi appear to be Iacon politicians, with General Traachon being the leader of the Iacon military.
- This story tells us how Megatron originally came across his fusion cannon. Notice that he's (intentionally) missing it in all the artwork of this story.
- This story precedes "And There Shall Come...a Leader!" chronologically and retcons that story's stance that Megatron and Prime did not know each other before the war.
- The concept of the Decepticons having their origins in gladiatorial games was visited again in both the Dreamwave and IDW continuities.
- IDW's Megatron Origin is in many ways a retelling of "State Games", using combat games (albeit illegal), economic depression and anger towards the politics of Iacon as major plot points.
- The State Games are mentioned by Alpha Trion in Transformers: Exodus as being an annual event held in Tarn during Cybertron's Golden Age.
