Fallen Angel
| This article is about the comic story. For the Decepticon from Transformers online, see Fallen Angel (Prime). |
| This article is about the comic story. For the trade paperback named after it, see Transformers: Fallen Angel. |
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 Galvatron auditions for the role of The Fallen. | |||||||||||||
| "Fallen Angel" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | 21st–28th February 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Script | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Art | Geoff Senior (#101), Jeff Anderson (#102) | ||||||||||||
| Colour | Steve White | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Annie Halfacree | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Ian Rimmer | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
Galvatron returns!
Synopsis
The Autobots recently freed by Circuit Breaker head toward the Ark, led by Skids, who is the only one among them with knowledge of Earth. Suddenly, Skids cries out and vanishes. Meanwhile, Centurion investigates something that crashed to the ground, only to be assaulted and blown apart by Galvatron. Galvatron recollects how he met defeat at the hands of Rodimus Prime during the battle with Unicron. Hurtling through space, he activated his time-jump trigger device again and returned to present-day Earth.
While Blaster, Perceptor, and the others try to figure out what happened to Skids, they spot Galvatron approaching and a battle ensues. Shockwave, who currently commands the Decepticons, hears the explosions from the battle and believes it may be Megatron. Galvatron is making quick work of the Autobots until the Dinobots arrive, determined to get revenge for the fallen Centurion.
Galvatron clashes with the Dinobots and Blaster, having incapacitated the rest of the Autobots. Shockwave and the Decepticons watch the battle from nearby, and Soundwave tells Shockwave what he knows of Galvatron. Shockwave admits that, as Galvatron is a bigger threat, the Decepticons may need to aid the Dinobots.
Galvatron blasts Swoop and, nearly unconscious, Swoop hears Professor Morris asking to occupy Swoop's body again. Swoop consents, and Morris distracts Galvatron long enough for the Decepticons to attack. Galvatron retreats, not wanting to fight the Decepticons he hopes to soon command. Shockwave concludes it would be illogical to attack the Dinobots at this point, and the parties go their separate ways.
Featured characters
(Characters in italic text appear only in flashbacks.)
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | Others |
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Quotes
"You have dared to attack Galvatron and failed! Now pay the ultimate price...Die, Rodimus Prime...DIE!"
- -Galvatron really needs his optical sensors checked.
"I suppose things are bound to calm down soon! I mean I used to think life on our home planet Cybertron was hectic, but compared to Earth it was a peaceful picnic!"
- -Blaster
"No subtlety! No finesse! Just mindless brute force...brute force which I can match...and better!"
- -Galvatron is not impressed by the Dinobots.
Notes
Artwork and technical errors
- Pages four and five of part one had the colours printed in reverse in the original printing. This was corrected for reprints.
- Blaster's head is drawn closer to his cartoon model's head instead of the visored head he usually has in these comics. He even lacks this visor in the flashback to when he was captured by RAAT, which he definitely had back then.
Continuity errors
- Logically, the Aerialbots should be travelling with Skids and the Cybertron 7, as they were captured by RAAT in "Heavy Traffic!" and were being studied with the others in "Decepticon Graffiti!". Not only are they absent, but Silverbolt was seen as part of the rescue squad in "Prey!".
- When did Blaster and his team find the time and resources to get Earth alt modes? They made an unplanned trip to Earth in The Bridge To Nowhere and were captured almost instantly by RAAT. The only time it seems they could have gained Earth alt modes was when Circuit Breaker had them rebuilt after Decepticon Graffiti but even then, it seems highly unlikely that Circuit Breaker would rebuild the Autobots in such a manner that would allow them to blend in on Earth.
Continuity notes
- This episode directly follows the events of The Transformers: The Movie. The movie, but not the animated television series, is considered to be part of the UK comic continuity.
- According to Galvatron's flashback, the battle between him and Rodimus Prime that occurs at the end of the movie took place in Unicron's left leg. The movie actually supports this notion, as shortly after Rodimus unleashes the Matrix, Unicron pulls his left leg off, presumably to try and remove the source of what's destroying him.
- It's interesting that Galvatron states that Rodimus was "too strong, even for [him]", as pretty much all of their future interactions have Galvatron being much more powerful than Rodimus.
Real-life references
Other trivia
- Like some other issues, a free version of issue #101 (with an altered corner box) was given out at the chain of British steakhouses Berni Inn.
Back-up material
Issue #101:
- Back-up strips: Action Force - "Improvisation on a Theme" Part 3 and Robo-Capers
- AtoZ: Blaster and Blast Off
Issue #102:
- Back-up strips: Action Force - "Improvisation on a Theme" Part 4 and Robo-Capers
Covers (2)
- UK issue #101 cover: Galvatron makes his mental condition as clear as possible, by Lee Sullivan.
- UK issue #102 cover: Galvatron is on fire, by Geoff Senior.
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Issue #101 -
Issue #102
Reprints
- Transformers Comic-Magazin #9 cover: a random assortment of miscolored Transformers that bears no resemblance to the contents of the comic. As usual.
- Transformers Annual 1991 cover: Jazz, Ironhide & Wheeljack blast the reader, by Geoff Senior.
- Fallen Angel TPB cover: Death's Head, by Geoff Senior and Oliver Harud.
- The Transformers Classics UK Volume 3 cover: Impactor, Megatron vs Guardian, Straxus's head, Xaaron, Galvatron riding Ultra Magnus and Outback, by Andrew Wildman.
- Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 7: The Harder They Die Tantrum and a scene of the Wreckers; cover art by Don Figueroa and Geoff Senior.
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Transformers Comic-Magazin issue #9: The coming of Safety Megatron. (Condor Verlag, 1990) -
1991 Annual
(Marvel Comics, 1991) -
Fallen Angel TPB
(Titan Books, 2003) -
The Transformers Classics UK Volume 3 (IDW Publishing, 2012) -
The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 7: (Hachette Partworks, Ltd. 2017)
