Talk:Shockwaves

So... since the whole issue is a flashback, I guess we're putting the present day in italics?--Rosicrucian^Talk 17:37, 22 May 2013 (EDT)

That's tends to be how I personally approach stories with sections that are chronologically or narratively concurrent. Whichever section is the "lesser" part of the story - a framing sequence, a prologue, an epilogue, whether set in the past or future - I put that bit in italics, like I did for, say, any of the three parts of "Shadowplay", or "Under Cold Blue Stars", or "Before & After". - Chris McFeely 04:57, 23 May 2013 (EDT)

Arduria ore numbering

Rechecking my online copy, it says Ore-6, not Ore-4. Is it different in the print version? Mimi 07:38, 23 May 2013 (EDT)

......nope, I'm just a goon. - Chris McFeely 07:59, 23 May 2013 (EDT)

Megatron Origin #3 continuity

So, this issue seems to greatly expand the timeframe presented in MO #3.

In that comic, Soundwave introduces Megatron to Starscream, apparently for the first time. Megatron wants Starscream for the attack on Decimus, and has Hook modify him accordingly, promising Starscream will "wear his badge". The Seekers' kidnapping of Decimus is one of many Decepticon terrorist assaults shown, culminating in the big rally at the climax of the book. Sentinel Prime and the Security Service arrive, rescue Decimus, and capture the crowd, leading directly into the execution of the Senate and the overthrow of Kaon in #4. As presented, the whole sequence seems to cover a day or two, at most.

In RID #17, though, Shockwave is woven into these events, and a greater span of time is implied. He is recruited by Starscream and Megatron together, so it must occur after the first scene from MO #3. Assuming the events in #17 are presented linearly, Shockwave then spends a great deal of time associated with the Decepticons, working on Megatron's combiner technology and his own secret projects, before Megatron eventually says "Tomorrow we strike the Senate. Get yerself some hands."

So where does this gap in time take place? I see two spots: after Starscream's recruitement but before the strike on Decimus, or after the strike but before Sentinel's raid. This either greatly expands the time it took to modify and prep the Seekers, or the time it took Sentinel to locate the missing Senator Decimus after his kidnapping. Megatron's remark upon first meeting Shockwave that he may be considered "terrorist or freedom fighter" doesn't make sense when he was just an illegal gladiator, pushing it towards the second gap.

Thoughts? --Xaaron 09:36, 23 May 2013 (EDT)