Lost Light

The Lost Light is a starship from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

"...I've still got that library book!"

Originally a vessel owned by a group of neutral Transformers, the Lost Light is now the starship utilized by Rodimus and about 230 other assorted Transformers on a quest to find the mythical Knights of Cybertron.

Though apparently unremarkable by Transformer standards, the ship is quite large - described by Ultra Magnus as 15 miles in length, and 10 miles wide, and large enough for an entire extra chamber to be attached to it in secret without anybody onboard noticing. It contains numerous habitation suites for its crew, various offices and workshops for those who require them, a bar redubbed "Swerve's" after the ship's launch, and a large oil reservoir where introspective bots sometimes go to ponder. The ship's hangars carry an unknown number of shuttlecraft, including the Leading Light and Rodpod. Rodimus upgraded the Lost Light's armament with a batch of proton missile launchers after a visit to Hedonia.

The Lost Light utilizes quantum engines to travel almost instantaneously across vast distances, though those distances can be limited by the amount of power available to the ship. (You don't want to be standing next to these engines when they activate, as they break the laws of physics in ways that can be very unhealthy.) On top, the ship carries a group of "fuel quills".

Its crew at launch includes: {{ #if: {{#ifexpr: 3 }}

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Joining the crew after their journey is underway:

• Ambulon (deceased)
• Cyclonus
• Dogfight (presumably)
• First Aid
• Fortress Maximus
• Getaway
• Skids
• Tailgate
• Whirl

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

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A Sparkeater was kept contained in the Lost Light by its original NAIL owners. It was kept docile by turbofox meals. The Chaos of Warm Things

Denied the help of Omega Supreme, Rodimus bought the Lost Light to find the Knights of Cybertron, a group from Cybertron's ancient past. He intended on following a map discovered in the halves of the now empty Matrix of Leadership by Perceptor and Rewind, hoping that the knowledge and power of the Knights could be used to bring Cybertron into a new golden age. Rodimus gave a rousing speech on the day prior to the launch, intending on swaying the varied Transformers currently inhabiting and feuding on Cybertron to accompany him. While Prowl predicted Rodimus would fail to convince anyone to leave with him, at least 200 answered the call. After being checked and cleared by a diligent Red Alert, the passengers boarded the Lost Light, along with a "weapon of mass destruction" brought on board by Ratchet, an unconscious and crippled Tailgate, and mysterious cargo smuggled aboard on Prowl's orders.

The ship launched on schedule, but something went wrong. As the Lost Light lifted off, it was rocked by an explosion and quantum jumped before it was ready. The jump placed the Lost Light over an unknown planet somewhere in space and caused one of the rear thrusters to explode, resulting in a fire and a hull tear in one of the hangars on the upper decks. Before the tear could be sealed, 40 Autobots were ejected through the breach. Rodimus ordered the Lost Light to be set down on the planet's surface so the lost Autobots could be recovered. How to Say Goodbye and Mean It Perceptor and Brainstorm found that the reason for the explosion was that Ore had been standing close to one of the quantum generators when they were activated, and was mashed into it. By the time the rescue mission was done and the Lost Light left the planet, Skids joined the crew while Hyperion and Polaris had been found dead. Hangers On

The Sparkeater that none of the Autobots knew of broke out during their journey, killing Shock and Animus before going on a hunt for the "brightest spark" on the ship: Rung. Rodimus had the rest of the crew locked in their quarters and lured the Sparkeater to the engine room, where he mashed it into a generator when the Lost Light did its next quantum jump. The Chaos of Warm Things

The crew then had a celebration at Swerve's recently opened bar and Rodimus ordered Rewind to give Tailgate a history lesson about the Great War. Life After the Big Bang

Ultra Magnus would later teach Tailgate the Autobot Code while Ratchet, Drift, and Pipes investigated on significant life declining in Delphi. Meanwhile, Red Alert told Rung he was hearing noises below his room in the Sparkeater chamber that was vaguely recognized as "me...kill" over and over again. Later on, Ratchet and his comrades returned with new crew members including Fortress Maximus. How Ratchet Got His Hands Back

Despite attempts to give him therapy, Maximus shot a bunch of crew members before taking Rung and Whirl hostage so he could demand the ship be taken back to Cybertron. Swerve and Rewind, who had been replacing rivets on the ship's hull, attempted to shoot him through the window, but accidentally injured Rung instead. Elsewhere, Red Alert used the deceased Ore's drill arm to find the source of the noise he had heard earlier. Drilling through the floor of the Sparkeater chamber, the lowest level of the ship according its schematics, he found a hidden chamber in which a captive Overlord was suspended, begging to be killed. Interiors

An encounter with the Galactic Council on Theophany led to the discovery of a slumbering Metrotitan beneath a razed and deserted Crystal City. Upon being set free by the Lost Light's crew, the Metrotitan teleported the Light away from Theophany. Theorizing that the Decepticons were behind it, Rodimus decides to take the Lost Light near the Argon Nebulae, where Decepticon activity had been reported. Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations

When informed, Orion Pax thought even with the Lost Light's "destruction", Rodimus and his crew were still alive. Syndromica (1)

Notes

• According to Roberts in an online interview, Fireflight intended to join the crew of the Lost Light but was talked out of it at the last minute by "someone with a vested interest".<ref>http://www.craveonline.com/comics/interviews/182693-james-roberts-and-the-transformers-renaissance</ref>
• Thus far unnamed, at least two additional members of the crew have been seen on the Lost Light. An unnamed Autobot resembling Energon Landmine was seen working with an asteroid like his G1 namesake in The Reluctant Specialist. This was initially a scripted appearance for G1 Landmine, but the artist was unaware of the original's existence. A misdrawn Chromedome was transformed into "Toxin" in issue 16 of MTMTE by colorist Josh Burcham via an edit to the character's lineart and colors referencing an unofficial repaint of the original Chromedome toy.

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