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Synopsis

It is an avatar of apocalyptic prose, the herald... of overwrought narration!

Confronted by two menacing robots, the stunned Verity Carlo, Hunter O'Nion, and Jimmy Pink can only stand and gawk as the ambulance driver disappears in a blaze of electricity. That blaze stuns one of the robots, sending it into the garage wall and scattering concrete everywhere. The ambulance itself transforms into a third giant robot, who shields the three humans from the rubble. As the white robot draws a weapon, the third robot deploys an ink spray, blinding his attacker, then transforms back into an ambulance once again and orders the three humans inside. As the ambulance peels out, Jimmy laments the destruction of his garage.

Back in the wilds of Arizona, a police detachment finds the dead body of the mustached businessman. He has no I.D., but one of the officers recognizes him and makes a phone call to a group of people in a boardroom to report the death. Behind them, the wall is adorned with a massive "M".

Traveling on a crowded freeway, the ambulance is once again picked up by the blue jet fighter and narrowly avoids a pile-up caused by the jet's sonic boom. This allows the two sports cars—who identify themselves as Runamuck and Runabout—to catch up, partially transforming to deploy weapons. According to the ambulance, this is a very disturbing sign, as Decepticons never break cover, let alone in such a brazen fashion.

In Oregon, Starscream and Blitzwing marvel at the ore that they have discovered. They anticipate refining more, and getting some kind of unfriendly response for breaking protocol.

Some more fancy driving allows the ambulance to shake Runamuck and Runabout. Verity, who on top of fleeing for her life has had reality turned upside down on her, screams for them to stop and jumps out.

While Jimmy goes to calm her down, Hunter tries to pry more detail out of the ambulance—starting with its name, Ratchet—but before he can get far, the jet re-acquires them. With everyone back inside, Ratchet pours on a burst of speed. In the middle of the desert, three more cars with weapons that spring from hidden compartments appear in their path and shoot the plane down. These cars then transform, draw weapons, and the leader informs Ratchet of the statutes of the Autobot Code of Interplanetary Conflict that he has violated. In his defense, Ratchet offers only two words: Siege Mode...

Featured characters

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Ironhide (12)
Prowl (13)
Sunstreaker (14)|

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Ironhide (12)
Prowl (13)
Sunstreaker (14)|| style="background:#ffdddd;" valign="top" |
Ratchet (5)
Ironhide (12)
Prowl (13)
Sunstreaker (14) }}{{#if:*Runabout (1)
Runamuck (6)
Thundercracker (9)
Starscream (10)
Blitzwing (11)|

Autobots }}{{#if:*Runabout (1) Runamuck (6) Thundercracker (9) Starscream (10) Blitzwing (11)\|	Decepticons }}{{#if:*Hunter O'Nion (2) Jimmy Pink (3) Verity Carlo (4) Stoker (7) Abraham Dante (8)\|	Humans }}{{#if:\|	Others }}{{#if:\|	Misc }}{{#if:\|	Misc }}
Runabout (1) Runamuck (6) Thundercracker (9) Starscream (10) Blitzwing (11) }}{{#if:*Hunter O'Nion (2) Jimmy Pink (3) Verity Carlo (4) Stoker (7) Abraham Dante (8)\|	Hunter O'Nion (2) Jimmy Pink (3) Verity Carlo (4) Stoker (7) Abraham Dante (8) }}{{#if:\|	}}{{#if:\|	}}{{#if:\|	}}

Notes

The truck that rams the Battlechargers may be a reference to Laser Optimus Prime.
As with last issue, we see that all Transformers feature heavy (retractable) armament in vehicle mode. Runabout, Runamuck and Sunstreaker have missiles, Ironhide has a roof mounted cannon, and Prowl has machine-guns behind his headlamps. Also, in addition to the weapons shown last issue, Ratchet has a turbo-booster. They are all hardcore.
The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and short ads for next month's issues: Infiltration #3, The Gathering #2, Generations #1 and the War and Peace reprint.

Errors

Ratchet's windshield remains intact throughout this issue, yet when he activates his rockets, his passengers appear to experience severe air rush in addition to the acceleration (as evidenced by blowing hair, squinted eyes, and Hunter and Jimmy's mouths).

Covers (12)

Infiltration #2 cover A - Everyone do "The Jerk"!
Infiltration #2 cover B - Can I have a ride?
Infiltration #2 cover C - Prowl, being his usual self.
Infiltration #2 cover D - This will teach those meddling kids!

Infiltration #2 cover A: the Battlechargers, by E. J. Su. Half of the RI-B cover.
Infiltration #2 cover B: Thundercracker attacks Ratchet, by Guido Guidi.
Infiltration #2 cover C: Prowl threatens Ratchet, by Andrew Wildman.
Infiltration #2 cover D: Thundercracker attacks humans, by James Raiz.

Infiltration #2 cover RI-A - Half a conehead.
Infiltration #2 cover RI-B - Do "The Jerk" and kill the doc!
Infiltration #2 cover RI-C - If the G1 toy merged with the character model.
Infiltration TPB

Infiltration #2 cover RI-A: Starscream, by Guido Guidi.
Infiltration #2 cover RI-B: Battle wraparound cover, by E. J. Su. First part of a continuous image.
Infiltration #2 cover RI-C: Ratchet, by Guido Guidi (includes 4 mini-prints).
Infiltration TPB cover: reuse of issue #0's cover A.

Infiltration "Manga" TPB
Premiere Collection Volume 1
IDW Collection Volume One
Phase One Omnibus

Infiltration "Manga" TPB cover: reuse of issue #0's cover A.
Premiere Collection Volume 1 cover: crop of issue #6's cover C.
IDW Collection Volume One cover: Megatron, by E. J. Su.
Phase One Omnibus cover: reuse of issue #6's cover C.

Reprints

The Transformers: Infiltration TPB (September 13, 2006) ISBN 1600100104 / ISBN 978-1600100109
The Transformers: Infiltration Manga TPB (November 29, 2006) ISBN 1600100198 / ISBN 978-1600100192
The Transformers: The Premiere Collection Volume 1 HC (December 5, 2007) ISBN 1600101186 / ISBN 978-1600101182
The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One HC (May 26, 2010) ISBN 1600106676 / ISBN 978-1600106675
The Transformers: Phase One Omnibus TPB (September 10, 2014) ISBN 1631401130 / ISBN 978-1631401138

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 == Synopsis ==
-[[File:Siege mode bunker.jpg|left|200px|thumb|It is an avatar of apocalyptic prose, the  herald... of overwrought narration!]]
+[[File:Siege mode bunker.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|It is an avatar of apocalyptic prose, the  herald... of overwrought narration!]]
 Confronted by [[Battlecharger|two menacing robots]], the stunned [[Verity Carlo]], [[Hunter O'Nion]], and [[Jimmy Pink]] can only stand and gawk as the ambulance driver disappears in a blaze of electricity. That blaze stuns [[Runabout (G1)|one of the robots]], sending it into the garage wall and scattering concrete everywhere. The ambulance itself transforms into [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|a third giant robot]], who shields the three humans from the rubble. As [[Runamuck (G1)|the white robot]] draws a weapon, the third robot deploys an ink spray, blinding his attacker, then transforms back into an ambulance once again and orders the three [[human]]s inside. As the ambulance peels out, Jimmy laments the destruction of his garage.
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 *[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (5)
-*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (12)
+*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] (12)
 *[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (13)
 *[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (14)
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 ==Notes==
 *The truck that rams the Battlechargers may be a reference to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]].
-*As with last issue, we see that all Transformers feature heavy (retractable) armament in vehicle mode. Runabout, Runamuck and Sunstreaker have missiles, Ironhide has a roof mounted cannon, and Prowl has machine-guns behind his headlamps. Also, in addition to the weapons shown last issue, Ratchet has a turbo-booster. They are all hardcore.
+*As with last issue, we see that all Transformers feature heavy (retractable) armament in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. Runabout, Runamuck and Sunstreaker have missiles, Ironhide has a roof mounted cannon, and Prowl has machine-guns behind his headlamps. Also, in addition to the weapons shown last issue, Ratchet has a turbo-booster. They are all hardcore.
 *The "Decepticomments" section featured mail answered by Chris Ryall and short ads for next month's issues: [[Infiltration issue 3|''Infiltration'' #3]], [[The Gathering issue 2|''The Gathering'' #2]], [[The Transformers: Generations|''Generations'' #1]] and the ''[[War and Peace]]'' reprint.

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Synopsis

Featured characters