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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
Deep within [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and | Deep within [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and her allies are confronted by [[Cutthroat (G1)|three]] [[Sinnertwin (G1)|of]] [[Rippersnapper (G1)|the]] [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. As the monstrous [[Decepticon]]s taunt them, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] cautions Windblade to reign herself in, but she cannot: though once deemed "too centred" to be a [[Cityspeaker]], she is fiercely protective of Metroplex, and hurls herself into action to protect him. Taking to the air in jet mode, she is caught off-guard by [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]], not having expected him to be able to fly, prompting [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to abandon the others in favour of aiding her friend. Though chagrined, Blurr is quick to organize the rest of the group, ordering [[Octane (G1)|Tall Tankor]] to help Windblade in the air while he tackles [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] engages [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]]. At [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]]'s urging, [[Longtooth]] films the ensuing fracas, which goes poorly for the Autobots; Slug is laid out, and Blurr is sent crashing into the luckless [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], and although Windblade is able to take down Cutthroat, she herself is then knocked from the sky by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], who arrests her for crimes against Cybertron. [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] cuffs the rest of the group, but Chromia manages to slip away in the confusion. | ||
Later in an undisclosed prison, Starscream introduces Blurr and the others to the "[[Badgeless]]", | Later, in an undisclosed prison, Starscream introduces Blurr and the others to the "[[Badgeless]]", Starscream's new police force, whose identities are hidden by masks to protect them against public aggression. Dismissing his enforcers, Starscream threatens the rest of the group with imprisonment and execution, professing that he can justify it by claiming they were helping Windblade damage Metroplex's systems in order to help her stage a coup. Longtooth unwisely speaks up to say that he has video evidence proving that is untrue, but Starscream calmly and menacingly points out that he can remove that from the equation by simply killing him. With Longtooth silenced, he invites the incarcerated 'bots to ensure their own liberation by siding with him in his mission to remove Windblade from her position of power. Blurr spits his offer back in his face, but Starscream doubts that all those imprisoned will sacrifice their freedom and possibly their lives for an alien they don't even really know... | ||
Elsewhere in the prison, Windblade is tortured by Rattrap for information on the location of Chromia and the "real" reason she was sent to Cybertron. Presently, Starscream arrives, and with the torture having yielded no information, he instead elects to undo her bonds, doubting she will cause much trouble. He is entirely wrong, as she immediately lunges for him and tries to tear his head off, but he quickly overpowers her. Though he admits to tampering with Metroplex's filters in pursuit of the [[Regenesis]] ores in his system, Starscream refutes Windblade's accusation that he was attempting to ''kill'' the Titan; then, when she blames him for the bomb that nearly killed her, his look of confusion is punctuated by the baffled Rattrap, who starts to say that they ''weren't'' responsible for the blast, until Starscream silences him and orders him to take Windblade back to her cell. | |||
Returned to the cells with her allies, Windblade thinks over the revelations from the torture session until Chromia bursts in with [[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] in a daring escape attempt. While Blurr and the others remain behind to distract Starscream and his guards, Chromia and Windblade race off to Metroplex's brain. Chromia is stunned when Windblade reveals that Starscream has ''not'' been behind all the trouble plaguing Metroplex, but someone else instead... | |||
...someone who has been rerouting the power drained from throughout Metroplex to reactivate the Titan's [[space bridge]]! | |||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
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"Even '''Wazzpinator''' not dumb enough to say that." | "Even '''Wazzpinator''' not dumb enough to say that." | ||
:—'''Longtooth''' and '''Waspinator''' | :—'''Longtooth''' and '''Waspinator''' | ||
"I do '''not''' know the codes for this facility and anyone who suggests otherwise will have a problem." | |||
:—'''Swindle''', while flawlessly entering the codes for this facility | |||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
===Continuity notes=== | ===Continuity notes=== | ||
* | *Of the absent members of the Terrorcons, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grr]] was last seen attempting to orchestrate a jailbreak in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|''More than Meets the Eye'' #30]], which has likely landed him in some hot water, and [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] has been MIA since he was apparently killed by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] back in [[The End of the Beginning of the World|''Robots in Disguise'' #11]] (though writer [[John Barber]] has noted that he might not actually be dead). | ||
===Transformers references=== | ===Transformers references=== | ||
*Starscream silences Rattrap with the order "Shut up, Rattrap", a frequent catchphrase from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon. | |||
===Other trivia=== | |||
*A little more insight is offered into Caminean society this issue; it is revealed that they do not use ranged weaponry, as they consider it wasteful, an attitude that has been exemplified in Chromia and Windblade's signature weapons, an axe and a sword, respectively. | |||
*Rattrap's been generally portrayed as far less of a nice guy in IDW continuity than his ''Beast Wars'' self was, but don't allow yourself to believe the sight of him torturing Windblade is ''that'' big of a departure: Rattrap revealed he was an advocate of torturing prisoners in the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command]]". | |||
===Covers (3)=== | ===Covers (3)=== | ||
*'''Standard cover:''' Windblade by [[Sarah Stone]] | *'''Standard cover:''' Windblade by [[Sarah Stone]] | ||
*'''Subscription cover:''' Windblade by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Joana Lafuente]] | *'''Subscription cover:''' Windblade by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Joana Lafuente]] | ||
*'''30th Anniversary cover:''' | *'''30th Anniversary cover:''' Starscream stands over a fallen [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], by [[Guido Guidi]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]. Part of a series of "30th Anniversary" covers from the June 2014 Transformers titles that commemorate scenes from the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon, though this one doesn't seem to be of any specific event from the show. | ||
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | June 25, 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | June 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Mairghread Scott | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Sarah Stone | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Chris Mowry | ||||||||||||
| Editor | John Barber | ||||||||||||
| Assistant editor | Rebecca Huard | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Current era (2014) | ||||||||||||
Windblade and the others battle the Terrorcons, but there is more to Metroplex's mystery than there seems.
Synopsis
Deep within Metroplex, Windblade and her allies are confronted by three of the Terrorcons. As the monstrous Decepticons taunt them, Blurr cautions Windblade to reign herself in, but she cannot: though once deemed "too centred" to be a Cityspeaker, she is fiercely protective of Metroplex, and hurls herself into action to protect him. Taking to the air in jet mode, she is caught off-guard by Cutthroat, not having expected him to be able to fly, prompting Chromia to abandon the others in favour of aiding her friend. Though chagrined, Blurr is quick to organize the rest of the group, ordering Tall Tankor to help Windblade in the air while he tackles Sinnertwin and Slug engages Rippersnapper. At Circuit's urging, Longtooth films the ensuing fracas, which goes poorly for the Autobots; Slug is laid out, and Blurr is sent crashing into the luckless Waspinator, and although Windblade is able to take down Cutthroat, she herself is then knocked from the sky by Starscream, who arrests her for crimes against Cybertron. Rattrap cuffs the rest of the group, but Chromia manages to slip away in the confusion.
Later, in an undisclosed prison, Starscream introduces Blurr and the others to the "Badgeless", Starscream's new police force, whose identities are hidden by masks to protect them against public aggression. Dismissing his enforcers, Starscream threatens the rest of the group with imprisonment and execution, professing that he can justify it by claiming they were helping Windblade damage Metroplex's systems in order to help her stage a coup. Longtooth unwisely speaks up to say that he has video evidence proving that is untrue, but Starscream calmly and menacingly points out that he can remove that from the equation by simply killing him. With Longtooth silenced, he invites the incarcerated 'bots to ensure their own liberation by siding with him in his mission to remove Windblade from her position of power. Blurr spits his offer back in his face, but Starscream doubts that all those imprisoned will sacrifice their freedom and possibly their lives for an alien they don't even really know...
Elsewhere in the prison, Windblade is tortured by Rattrap for information on the location of Chromia and the "real" reason she was sent to Cybertron. Presently, Starscream arrives, and with the torture having yielded no information, he instead elects to undo her bonds, doubting she will cause much trouble. He is entirely wrong, as she immediately lunges for him and tries to tear his head off, but he quickly overpowers her. Though he admits to tampering with Metroplex's filters in pursuit of the Regenesis ores in his system, Starscream refutes Windblade's accusation that he was attempting to kill the Titan; then, when she blames him for the bomb that nearly killed her, his look of confusion is punctuated by the baffled Rattrap, who starts to say that they weren't responsible for the blast, until Starscream silences him and orders him to take Windblade back to her cell.
Returned to the cells with her allies, Windblade thinks over the revelations from the torture session until Chromia bursts in with Sky-Byte and Swindle in a daring escape attempt. While Blurr and the others remain behind to distract Starscream and his guards, Chromia and Windblade race off to Metroplex's brain. Chromia is stunned when Windblade reveals that Starscream has not been behind all the trouble plaguing Metroplex, but someone else instead...
...someone who has been rerouting the power drained from throughout Metroplex to reactivate the Titan's space bridge!
Featured characters
Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks.
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Others |
|---|---|---|
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Quotes
Blurr: "Chromia, wait!"
Chromia: I have to save her.
Blurr: "What about us?!"
Chromia: "What about you?!"
Slug: "Buuurn."
"But... I've got everything on film. I can prove we weren't the ones damaging Metroplex."
"Even Wazzpinator not dumb enough to say that."
- —Longtooth and Waspinator
"I do not know the codes for this facility and anyone who suggests otherwise will have a problem."
- —Swindle, while flawlessly entering the codes for this facility
"Wait for it, Dinobot. Primus, I hate saying 'wait.' Just an awful word."
- —Blurr
Notes
Continuity notes
- Of the absent members of the Terrorcons, Hun-Grr was last seen attempting to orchestrate a jailbreak in More than Meets the Eye #30, which has likely landed him in some hot water, and Blot has been MIA since he was apparently killed by Arcee back in Robots in Disguise #11 (though writer John Barber has noted that he might not actually be dead).
Transformers references
- Starscream silences Rattrap with the order "Shut up, Rattrap", a frequent catchphrase from the Beast Wars cartoon.
Other trivia
- A little more insight is offered into Caminean society this issue; it is revealed that they do not use ranged weaponry, as they consider it wasteful, an attitude that has been exemplified in Chromia and Windblade's signature weapons, an axe and a sword, respectively.
- Rattrap's been generally portrayed as far less of a nice guy in IDW continuity than his Beast Wars self was, but don't allow yourself to believe the sight of him torturing Windblade is that big of a departure: Rattrap revealed he was an advocate of torturing prisoners in the Beast Wars episode "Chain of Command".
Covers (3)
- Standard cover: Windblade by Sarah Stone
- Subscription cover: Windblade by Alex Milne and Joana Lafuente
- 30th Anniversary cover: Starscream stands over a fallen Megatron, by Guido Guidi and John-Paul Bove. Part of a series of "30th Anniversary" covers from the June 2014 Transformers titles that commemorate scenes from the original The Transformers cartoon, though this one doesn't seem to be of any specific event from the show.
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- Robots in Disguise #30
- More than Meets the Eye #30
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- IDW: Getting Into Your Head for 15 Years (back cover)
