Invasion Prologue
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| "Invasion Prologue" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Fun Publications | ||||||||||||
| First published | February 29, 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Writers | Pete Sinclair & Jesse Wittenrich | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Will Mangin | ||||||||||||
| Inks | Jake Isenberg | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Josh Burcham | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Jesse Wittenrich | ||||||||||||
| Managing editor | Pete Sinclair | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | TransTech | ||||||||||||
The Transcendent Technomorphs register a largescale multiversal event, one that will change everything forever.
Synopsis
In Axiom Nexus, home of the multiversal observers known as the TransTech, alarms begin to sound off. Prowl and Megatron watch as Rhinox receives multiple reports of anomalous phenomena across the mutliverse, including, much to Rhinox's shock, the supposedly destroyed univeral stream Primax 1291.0 Zeta, which he had himself logged. Rhinox traces the energy back to one solar cycle ago from Primax 207.0 Epsilon, a universe with its fair share of problems. Bring the universe up on screen, the three watch as the local Overlord, known as "Gigatron", cuts down a RUNT mech. Uninterested in the humans, Gigatronorders his Decepticon forces forward to the Autobot Ironworks base.
There, Autobot guards Mainframe and Rad are taken by surprise, as Gigatron blasts a hole through the base, knocking them back. Luckily, the Autobot Pretender Metalhawk appears overhead, engaging with his Decepticon rival, who reveals that he is there for the Rarefied Energon. Back at Axiom Nexus, Rhinox explains that the rarefied energon Gigatron speaks of is unique to this universe, and that it is rumored to have a connection to the Thirteen. Megatron has him speed forward, and after a bit, spots an inter-dimensional gateway. Megatron asks Rhinox if he can detect the origin, but Optimus Prime, having just arrived with 5 shadowed figures, reveals it for him: Primax -408.24 Epsilon, the negative polarity universe. With this event, Prime reveals that balance has been destroyed, and declares that the rules of the multiverse have changed, as the figures step forward to reveal themselves; the Primes of multiple universes!
Featured characters
(Characters in italic text appear only on computer screens.)
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans | SG Autobots |
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Quotes
"Your willingness to die will entertain my troops... ...but as you are not my quarry... ...they will need to seek their entertainment elsewhere."
- — Gigatron
"Well. You're not supposed to be here."
"I could say the same thing about you, Gigatron! Last I saw you was in Kitakyushu. Looking for a magical sword."
"Hn. These humans exaggerate the power of their trinkets. But this rarefied energon you Autobots have brought here... I can sense its strength. It is more powerful than anything I have ever felt before. It will be MINE!"
- — Gigatron and Metalhawk
"They also seem to have a functioning Overlord. A little on the short side though."
- — Megatron states what we are all thinking.
Notes
Continuity notes
Transformers references
- Rhinox is surprised that Primax 1291.0 Zeta (the "Another Time & Place" universal stream) is no longer destroyed. He previously announced its destruction in "Withered Hope", wherein it was announced that the universe (and Gargent 984.08 Alpha, the Tonka GoBots' universe) had been displaced by Primax 207.0 Epsilon (the Classics continuity).
Real-life references
Errors
- Page 1, panel 3 originally had Rhinox say "multiple phenomenons," an incorrect form of plural for "phenomenon". This was corrected in a later revision.
- Rarified Energon was spelled as "rarefied". This was also corrected in a later revision.
Trivia
- Initially released exclusively online, this six-page comic later got a print release as bonus content in the Diamond Edition of "Invasion". The print version of the story alters some dialogue, eliminating the overtly Japanese elements of Metalhawk and Gigatron's encounter (the print version is quoted above; originally, Metalhawk added an "okimi" suffix to Gigatron's name, and the "magical sword" was "Musashi's sword"), and entirely changing the exchange about Rarified Energon, saying basically the same thing in an entirely different way.
- Artist Mangin drew fan-character "Ursa Magnus" into the background of panel 2. While this was (sort-of) called out in the script, it went unnoticed by the editor, who upon later learning of its existence clarified it as an Easter egg shout-out to a fan.
- Octopunch was originally depicted in his toy colors, much like "Cheap Shots", before later being edited into his Marvel colors.
- Pete Sinclair said that three of Gigatron's Decepticons remained offpanel. These were revealed in "Invasion" to be Spinister, Weirdwolf, and Dreadwind.
- The following images were used for the TransTech's video screens:
