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'''If Optimus Prime could not defeat Megatron... [[Furmanism|what chance, then, do the Autobots have]]?'''
'''If Optimus Prime could not defeat Megatron... [[Furmanism|what chance, then, do the Autobots have]]?'''


== Synopsis ==
==Synopsis==
In [[Brasnya]], Megatron (in his best [[wikipedia:General_Zod|General Zod]] impersonation) gloats over Optimus Prime's dead body and orders the [[Autobot]]s to kneel before him. Furious, Jazz, Hardhead and Wheeljack instead attack him but accomplish nothing thanks to Megatron's enhanced [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]] power. Elsewhere on the battlefield, Hot Rod wants to join the others in attacking Megatron but Prowl orders him to stay with Georgi Koska and wait for Nightbeat to teleport them back to the ship. Prowl joins the battle himself, hoping Prime isn't really dead. Prime is indeed alive, having downloaded his mind into his [[Combat Deck]] module. While in this transition, known as [[infraspace]], Prime has a strange vision of an [[Nova Prime|unidentified Transformer]] calling his name.
In [[Brasnya]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] gloats over [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s dead body and orders the [[Autobot]]s to kneel before him. Furious, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] instead attack him but accomplish nothing thanks to Megatron's enhanced [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]] power. Elsewhere on the battlefield, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] wants to join the others in attacking Megatron but [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] orders him to stay with [[Georgi Koska]] and wait for [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to teleport them back to the ship. Prowl joins the battle himself, hoping Prime isn't really dead. Prime is indeed alive, having downloaded his mind into his [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]] module. While in this transition, known as [[infraspace]], Prime has a strange vision of an [[Nova Prime|unidentified Transformer]] calling out his name.


In [[Fort Wayne]], Ironhide and Ratchet attempt to rescue Verity and Jimmy. Ratchet cuts a hole while Ironhide's [[holomatter]] driver grows in size and lifts them up through it. Ratchet clears the shop just as the countdown reaches zero and the building explodes, but Ironhide is not as lucky. Clutched in Verity's hand is the [[Machination]]'s calling card.
In [[Fort Wayne]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] attempt to rescue [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]]. Ratchet cuts a hole while Ironhide's [[holomatter]] driver grows in size and lifts them up through it. Ratchet clears the shop just as the countdown reaches zero and the building explodes, but Ironhide is not as lucky. Clutched in Verity's hand is the [[Machination]]'s calling card.


In Brasnya, Hot Rod and the facsimile are attacked by Skywarp and Thundercracker before Nightbeat can beam them out. A disembodied Prime contacts the Autobots and explains the weakness of Ore-13, having experienced it while battling [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Prime reconnects with his battered body and blasts Megatron in the head at point blank range, wearing out his Ore-13 instantly and causing his retreat. Unfortunately, the [[facsimile construct|facsimile]] was destroyed by the Decepticons' attack and Hot Rod was badly damaged.
In Brasnya, Hot Rod and the facsimile are attacked by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] before Nightbeat can beam them out. A disembodied Optimus Prime contacts the Autobots and explains the weakness of Ore-13, having experienced it while battling [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Prime reconnects with his battered body and blasts Megatron in the head at point blank range, wearing out his Ore-13 instantly and causing his retreat. Unfortunately, the [[facsimile construct|facsimile]] was destroyed by the Decepticons' attack and Hot Rod was badly damaged.


In the Machination's headquarters, Dante brings Hunter to the damaged Transformer from the previous issue and explains that the procedure is now a success. Hunter's purpose is now served, and Dante ponders if perhaps he could be part of their New World Order, which involves several headless [[Sunstreaker clone]]s.  
In the Machination's headquarters, [[Abraham Dante]] brings [[Hunter O'Nion]] to his [[Scorponok (G1)|Transformer co-conspirator]] and explains that [[Headmaster (technology)|the procedure]] is now a success. Hunter's purpose is now served, and Dante ponders if perhaps he could be part of their New World Order, which involves several headless [[Sunstreaker clone]]s.  


In [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Skywatch]] leader [[Joshua Red]] learns of the Brasnya incident and while the archaeological dig at [[Eureka]] won't net anything useful for the moment, the long captured and chained up Ravage and Laserbeak are ready and raving to go.  
In [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Skywatch]] leader [[Joshua Red]] learns of the Brasnya incident and while the archaeological dig at [[Eureka]] won't net anything useful for the moment, the long captured and chained up [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are ready and raving to go.  


At the Decepticon base, an angry Megatron declares that if Prime wishes to summon reinforcements, then he will as well. Wasting no time, Megatron orders Astrotrain to summon Sixshot. Astrotrain panics upon hearing this, saying that it's not the proper phase for his level of devastation to be used on a world, but Megatron refuses to budge. Observing the exchange on [[Mumu-Obscura]], the [[Reaper|Reapers]] prepare to follow him to [[Earth]]... to devastate whatever is left in Sixshot's wake.
At the Decepticon base, an angry Megatron declares that if Optimus Prime wishes to summon reinforcements, then he will as well. Wasting no time, Megatron orders [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to summon [[Sixshot]]. Astrotrain panics upon hearing this, saying that it's not the proper [[Infiltration protocol|phase]] for his level of devastation to be used on a world, but Megatron refuses to budge. Observing the exchange on [[Mumu-Obscura]], the [[Reaper]]s prepare to follow him to [[Earth]]... to devastate whatever is left in Sixshot's wake.


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==Featured characters==
 
== Featured characters ==
{{featuredcharacters
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c1=
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* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (11)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (11)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (16)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (14)
|c2=
|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (14)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (15)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (15)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (16)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (21)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (19)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (22)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (22)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (23)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (23)
* [[Sixshot]] (24)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (24)
* [[Sixshot]] (25)
|c3=
|c3=
* [[Georgi Koska]] (8)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (12)
* [[Jimmy Pink]] (12)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (13)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (13)
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (17)
* [[Hunter O'Nion]] (17)
* [[Abraham Dante]] (18)
* [[Abraham Dante]] (18)
* [[Joshua Red]] (20)
* [[Joshua Red]] (21)
|c4=
|c4=
* [[Nova Prime|Unidentified Transformer in infraspace]] (9)
*[[Georgi Koska]] (8)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Unidentified damaged Transformer]] (19)
*[[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] (9)
* The [[Reaper|Reapers]] (25)
*[[Sunstreaker clone]]s (20)
*[[Deathbringer (species)|Deathbringer]] (26)
*[[Klaxa]] (27)
*Other [[Reaper]]s (28)
}}
}}
== Errors ==
* When Skywarp turns back to pick up Megatron, he's once again mistakenly colored as Thundercracker for one panel.
* On page 1, Brasnya is referred to as a "former Russian state". It was a "Soviet state" everywhere else.
Notice that covers A and B are both labelled "A".


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
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:—'''Megatron''' summons '''Sixshot''' and sets up the next series.
:—'''Megatron''' summons '''Sixshot''' and sets up the next series.


== Items of note ==
==Notes==
* Followups on many of the ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' issues are touched on in this issue:
* Followups on many of the ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' issues are touched on in this issue:
** Ravage and Laserbeak from ''[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]''
** Ravage and Laserbeak from "[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]".
** The archaeological dig from ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''
** The archaeological dig from "[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]".
** Sixshot and the Reapers from ''[[Spotlight: Sixshot]]''
** Sixshot and the Reapers from "[[Spotlight: Sixshot]]".
** The mysterious Transformer in infraspace is later identified in ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''
** The mysterious Transformer in infraspace is later identified in "[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]".
 
* The "Decepticomments" section has readers' mail answered by [[Dan Taylor (IDW)|Dan Taylor]].
* The "Decepticomments" section has readers' mail answered by [[Dan Taylor (IDW)|Dan Taylor]].
* On the shelves near Ironhide is a box labeled "[[Fandom|Transfans]]".
* On the shelves near Ironhide is a box labeled "[[Fandom|Transfans]]".
* The word "[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]" is atop the screen in Prime's trailer.
* The word "[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]" is atop the screen in Prime's trailer.
* Nightbeat's computer console sports the words "[[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]]" on it in one scene.
* Nightbeat's computer console sports the words "[[AllSpark|All Spark]]" on it in one scene.
 
===Errors===
* When Skywarp turns back to pick up Megatron, he's once again mistakenly colored as Thundercracker for one panel.
* On page 1, Brasnya is referred to as a "former Russian state". It was a "Soviet state" everywhere else.
Notice that covers A and B are both labelled "A".


===Covers (4)===
===Covers (4)===
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* ''Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Space Between''
* ''Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Space Between''
* ''Spike: Shadow Puppets''
* ''Spike: Shadow Puppets''
* Transformers [[Classics (2006)|Classics]] toys
* Transformers [[Transformers: Classics|Classics]] toys
* ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' movie (back cover)
* ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' movie (back cover)


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Revision as of 05:16, 13 December 2011

« The Transformers: Escalation #6 »

Come on baby, light my fire.
Publisher IDW Publishing
First published May 2, 2007
Cover date April 2007
Story by Simon Furman
Art by E. J. Su
Colors by Zac Atkinson
Letters by Robbie Robbins
Edits by Chris Ryall & Dan Taylor
Continuity IDW continuity
Chronology Escalation

If Optimus Prime could not defeat Megatron... what chance, then, do the Autobots have?

Synopsis

In Brasnya, Megatron gloats over Optimus Prime's dead body and orders the Autobots to kneel before him. Furious, Jazz, Hardhead, and Wheeljack instead attack him but accomplish nothing thanks to Megatron's enhanced Ore-13 power. Elsewhere on the battlefield, Hot Rod wants to join the others in attacking Megatron but Prowl orders him to stay with Georgi Koska and wait for Nightbeat to teleport them back to the ship. Prowl joins the battle himself, hoping Prime isn't really dead. Prime is indeed alive, having downloaded his mind into his Combat Deck module. While in this transition, known as infraspace, Prime has a strange vision of an unidentified Transformer calling out his name.

In Fort Wayne, Ironhide and Ratchet attempt to rescue Verity Carlo and Jimmy Pink. Ratchet cuts a hole while Ironhide's holomatter driver grows in size and lifts them up through it. Ratchet clears the shop just as the countdown reaches zero and the building explodes, but Ironhide is not as lucky. Clutched in Verity's hand is the Machination's calling card.

In Brasnya, Hot Rod and the facsimile are attacked by Skywarp and Thundercracker before Nightbeat can beam them out. A disembodied Optimus Prime contacts the Autobots and explains the weakness of Ore-13, having experienced it while battling Thunderwing. Prime reconnects with his battered body and blasts Megatron in the head at point blank range, wearing out his Ore-13 instantly and causing his retreat. Unfortunately, the facsimile was destroyed by the Decepticons' attack and Hot Rod was badly damaged.

In the Machination's headquarters, Abraham Dante brings Hunter O'Nion to his Transformer co-conspirator and explains that the procedure is now a success. Hunter's purpose is now served, and Dante ponders if perhaps he could be part of their New World Order, which involves several headless Sunstreaker clones.

In Washington, D.C., Skywatch leader Joshua Red learns of the Brasnya incident and while the archaeological dig at Eureka won't net anything useful for the moment, the long captured and chained up Ravage and Laserbeak are ready and raving to go.

At the Decepticon base, an angry Megatron declares that if Optimus Prime wishes to summon reinforcements, then he will as well. Wasting no time, Megatron orders Astrotrain to summon Sixshot. Astrotrain panics upon hearing this, saying that it's not the proper phase for his level of devastation to be used on a world, but Megatron refuses to budge. Observing the exchange on Mumu-Obscura, the Reapers prepare to follow him to Earth... to devastate whatever is left in Sixshot's wake.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans Others

Quotes

"Unfortunately, Megatron, the power you have harvested...comes at a price!"

—Optimus Prime shows Megatron the weakness of the latest EI/AD.


"I did not invite debate. Let there be...Devastation!"

—Megatron summons Sixshot and sets up the next series.

Notes

Errors

  • When Skywarp turns back to pick up Megatron, he's once again mistakenly colored as Thundercracker for one panel.
  • On page 1, Brasnya is referred to as a "former Russian state". It was a "Soviet state" everywhere else.

Notice that covers A and B are both labelled "A".

Covers (4)

  • Cover A: Seekers vs Hot Rod; art by E. J. Su.
  • Cover B: Autobots and Hunter; art by Klaus Scherwinski.
  • Cover RI-A: cover A, uncolored
  • Cover RI-B: cover B, uncolored
  • Cover A
    Cover A
  • I'm Prowl, and I'm better than you.
    I'm Prowl, and I'm better than you.
  • Cover RI-A
    Cover RI-A
  • Cover RI-B
    Cover RI-B

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