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|caption="Excuse me, will you please stop watching our ''horrible deaths'', you sick freak?" | |caption="Excuse me, will you please stop watching our ''horrible deaths'', you sick freak?" | ||
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] | |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] | ||
|date=May 1994 | |date=May [[1994]] | ||
|coverdate=July 1994 | |coverdate=July 1994 | ||
|writer=[[Simon Furman]] | |writer=[[Simon Furman]] | ||
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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
==="Swarm"=== | ==="Swarm"=== | ||
On [[J'asik]], fourth moon of [[Kol]], the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] alliance finds nothing but corpses and a world sucked dry. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s visions are now reality. Something is consuming worlds, and Prime fears it's related somehow to the [[Transformer]]s. He orders a complete science sweep. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] thinks this is a waste of time, but is content simply to complain while he finishes healing. | On [[J'asik]], fourth moon of [[Kol]], the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] alliance finds nothing but corpses and a world sucked dry. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s visions are now reality. Something is consuming worlds, and Prime fears it's related somehow to the [[Transformer]]s. He orders a complete science sweep. [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] thinks this is a waste of time, but is content simply to complain while he finishes healing. | ||
[[Image:Xal-G2.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The claw is your master!]] | [[Image:Xal-G2.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The claw is your master!]] | ||
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Then it eats him. As Mindset dies, "billions" of light years away, the Decepticon [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] doubles over with pain. His fellow [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]], [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], asks him what's wrong, but he just shrugs it off. Over the millennia, he has forgotten about [[budding]], and even if he remembered, he would be unaware that he can feel it when a descendant of his is killed. Optimus Prime also feels it, and can somehow identify the cause. | Then it eats him. As Mindset dies, "billions" of light years away, the Decepticon [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] doubles over with pain. His fellow [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]], [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], asks him what's wrong, but he just shrugs it off. Over the millennia, he has forgotten about [[budding]], and even if he remembered, he would be unaware that he can feel it when a descendant of his is killed. Optimus Prime also feels it, and can somehow identify the cause. | ||
On [[Ethos]], where the alliance recently defeated the [[Ethos raiding party|Imperials]], [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] surveys the results. A stranger approaches. It's [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and he wants to make a deal... | On [[Ethos]], where the alliance recently defeated the [[Ethos raiding party|Imperials]], [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] surveys the results. A stranger approaches. It's [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], and he wants to make a deal... | ||
==="Tales of Earth Part Six"=== | ==="Tales of Earth Part Six"=== | ||
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|c1= | |c1= | ||
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1) | *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1) | ||
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (2) | *[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (2) | ||
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (4) | *[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (4) | ||
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (5) | *[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (5) | ||
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*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (7) | *[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (7) | ||
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (16) | *[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (16) | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (3) | *[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (3) | ||
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (12) | *[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (12) | ||
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (13) | *[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (13) | ||
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (15) | *[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (15) | ||
|h4=[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]|c4= | |h4=[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]|c4= | ||
*[[Mindset (G2)|Mindset]] (10) | *[[Mindset (G2)|Mindset]] (10) | ||
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (14) | *[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (14) | ||
*[[Stormtrooper (Cybertronian)|Stormtroopers]] (9) | *[[Stormtrooper (Cybertronian)|Stormtroopers]] (9) | ||
|h5=Others|c5= | |h5=Others|c5= | ||
*[[Man-animal]]s (8) | *[[Man-animal]]s (8) | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* A caption refers to the Combaticons as "fusilateral-quintrocombiners", one of the more complicated [[Canon|canonical]] terms for "[[combiner]]". | *A caption refers to the Combaticons as "fusilateral-quintrocombiners", one of the more complicated [[Canon|canonical]] terms for "[[combiner]]". | ||
[[Image:CrowtrobotG2ish9.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"To be dead... to be nothing... to watch 'Neptune Men' no more..."]] | [[Image:CrowtrobotG2ish9.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"To be dead... to be nothing... to watch 'Neptune Men' no more..."]] | ||
* Given what is understood about budding and the history of the Cybertronians, in order for Onslaught to be Mindset's ancestor, Onslaught would have to be millions of years old, and be from Cybertron. The origin of Onslaught and the Combaticons is not explicit in U.S. continuity, but it's strongly implied they were created on [[Earth]] in the mid-80s, in much the same manner as the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. (In the UK continuity, this is more explicitly the case.) This discrepancy is not explained. | *Given what is understood about budding and the history of the Cybertronians, in order for Onslaught to be Mindset's ancestor, Onslaught would have to be millions of years old, and be from Cybertron. The origin of Onslaught and the Combaticons is not explicit in U.S. continuity, but it's strongly implied they were created on [[Earth]] in the mid-80s, in much the same manner as the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. (In the UK continuity, this is more explicitly the case.) This discrepancy is not explained. | ||
* In addition to the Mindset-Onslaught matter, the whole "feeling one's descendants' deaths" part of budding is not written into the story all that well. Besides Onslaught and the [[Liege Maximo]], no other Decepticon or Cybertronian ever shows pain at the gradual annihilation of the entire Cybertronian faction. | *In addition to the Mindset-Onslaught matter, the whole "feeling one's descendants' deaths" part of budding is not written into the story all that well. Besides Onslaught and the [[Liege Maximo]], no other Decepticon or Cybertronian ever shows pain at the gradual annihilation of the entire Cybertronian faction. | ||
* ''Billions'' of light years? The Cybertronians must have seriously advanced space travel technology, when one considers that Cybertron was originally orbiting Alpha Centauri in the Marvel Comics continuity. | *''Billions'' of light years? The Cybertronians must have seriously advanced space travel technology, when one considers that Cybertron was originally orbiting Alpha Centauri in the Marvel Comics continuity. | ||
* A robot that looks a heck of a lot like [[wikipedia:Crow T. Robot|Crow T. Robot]] is lying among the dead on page 3. But nobody ever notices that [[wikipedia:Tom Servo|Tom Servo]] is over to the far left... | *A robot that looks a heck of a lot like [[wikipedia:Crow T. Robot|Crow T. Robot]] is lying among the dead on page 3. But nobody ever notices that [[wikipedia:Tom Servo|Tom Servo]] is over to the far left... | ||
* Transformers have genes, apparently. Don't ask how. | *Transformers have genes, apparently. Don't ask how. | ||
===Advertisements=== | ===Advertisements=== | ||
* None yet identified. | *None yet identified. | ||
===Reprints=== | ===Reprints=== | ||
*2003 — ''[[Transformers: Rage in Heaven]]'' | *[[2003]] — ''[[Transformers: Rage in Heaven]]'' | ||
[[Category:Marvel Generation 2 issues]] | [[Category:Marvel Generation 2 issues]] | ||
Revision as of 09:54, 5 December 2012
| The name or term "Swarm" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Swarm (disambiguation). |
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 "Excuse me, will you please stop watching our horrible deaths, you sick freak?" | |||||||||||||
| "Swarm" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| First published | May 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | July 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Penciler | Manny Galan | ||||||||||||
| Inker | Jim Amash | ||||||||||||
| Colorist | Sarra Mossoff | ||||||||||||
| Letterers | Richard Starkings with Comicraft | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Rob Tokar | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
The Autobot-Decepticon Alliance discovers the secret of the Swarm... just in time to be attacked by the Cybertronians.
Synopsis
"Swarm"
On J'asik, fourth moon of Kol, the Autobot-Decepticon alliance finds nothing but corpses and a world sucked dry. Optimus Prime's visions are now reality. Something is consuming worlds, and Prime fears it's related somehow to the Transformers. He orders a complete science sweep. Megatron thinks this is a waste of time, but is content simply to complain while he finishes healing.
Elsewhere, on the planet Karn, the furry purple locals are dealing with a threat no less lethal: the Cybertronians. The troops, under the command of Mindset, go about exterminating the humanoids with emotionless efficiency. When they lose contact with their northwest perimeter watch, they investigate, and discover the consuming menace of the Swarm. They fight back, briefly. As the Swarm consumes them, however, it recognizes something familiar in them. When Mindset transforms in front of it, the Swarm becomes certain that it has found what it is looking for.
Then it eats him. As Mindset dies, "billions" of light years away, the Decepticon Onslaught doubles over with pain. His fellow Combaticon, Blast Off, asks him what's wrong, but he just shrugs it off. Over the millennia, he has forgotten about budding, and even if he remembered, he would be unaware that he can feel it when a descendant of his is killed. Optimus Prime also feels it, and can somehow identify the cause.
On Ethos, where the alliance recently defeated the Imperials, Jhiaxus surveys the results. A stranger approaches. It's Starscream, and he wants to make a deal...
"Tales of Earth Part Six"
At Autobase on Earth, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and their science team examine the data regarding the destruction on J'asik. Perceptor reports that they found traces of matter that is unmistakably genetically related to the Transformers. Megatron accuses Prime of having known this was coming. Prime explains the visions he's been having, and tells Megatron about budding. Just as they resolve to confront this offshoot of Transformer reproduction, however, the base shakes. Time's up: The Cybertronians are attacking in force.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Notes
- A caption refers to the Combaticons as "fusilateral-quintrocombiners", one of the more complicated canonical terms for "combiner".
- Given what is understood about budding and the history of the Cybertronians, in order for Onslaught to be Mindset's ancestor, Onslaught would have to be millions of years old, and be from Cybertron. The origin of Onslaught and the Combaticons is not explicit in U.S. continuity, but it's strongly implied they were created on Earth in the mid-80s, in much the same manner as the Stunticons. (In the UK continuity, this is more explicitly the case.) This discrepancy is not explained.
- In addition to the Mindset-Onslaught matter, the whole "feeling one's descendants' deaths" part of budding is not written into the story all that well. Besides Onslaught and the Liege Maximo, no other Decepticon or Cybertronian ever shows pain at the gradual annihilation of the entire Cybertronian faction.
- Billions of light years? The Cybertronians must have seriously advanced space travel technology, when one considers that Cybertron was originally orbiting Alpha Centauri in the Marvel Comics continuity.
- A robot that looks a heck of a lot like Crow T. Robot is lying among the dead on page 3. But nobody ever notices that Tom Servo is over to the far left...
- Transformers have genes, apparently. Don't ask how.
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- None yet identified.
