Spotlight: Ramjet

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Script: Stuart Moore
Art: Robby Musso
Colors: Josh Burcham
Lettering: Chris Mowry
Editors: Chris Ryall and Andrew Steven Harris


Synopsis

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Skywarp diverts from his mission to meet with Ramjet in mid-flight. While speeding across the skies, Ramjet and Skywarp discuss the failings of Megatron and Starscream. Ramjet boasts that he has the smarts to overthrow Megatron but an uncertain Skywarp gives him 24 hours to come up with a plan, reminding him of the old Cybertronian saying, "always bet on the leader." Ramjet checks in with his Mini-Constructicons who inform him that the Universal Cybertronic Tracker will be ready in 18 hours. Ramjet next contacts his Pentagon-employed Facsimile named Harrison, who was constructed with inferior equipment, and tells him to be prepared to deliver missile codes. The missiles will be used to devastate the United States.

As Megatron and his Decepticons begin their war in Brasnya, Ramjet flies to the European Union Alternative Energy Research Center and drops fliers for a contest to develop a substance that can be converted into an Energon substitute. A money symbol on the flier is actually a listening device which jumps off the flier and attaches itself to the computers of the employees. Megatron, meanwhile delivers to Optimus Prime the beating of his life.

Ramjet later returns to his Mini-Constructicons and they have his device ready, but when two of them ask for a taste of his power when he overthrows Megatron, Ramjet destroys them for their insolence. Harrison meets with Ramjet and delivers the codes, but his face is melting off due to his inferior creation. Ramjet details his plans, which includes tracking all Cybertronians, acquiring his Energon substitute, blowing up the U.S., enslaving the Decepticons and humans of Earth, and using a superstring space bridge to dominate the galaxy.

Unfortunately for Ramjet, Megatron arrives and beats him mercilessly, ripping out his spark and scattering his body parts while keeping his head as a trophy. Skywarp echoes his earlier statement, "always bet on the leader."

Errors

  • On page 17, in the first speech bubble, the sentence is unfinished.
  • Hunter O'Nion is drawn as a slave on page 17, even though he has been abducted by the Machination by this time, although this just a fantasy of Ramjet.

Items of note

  • This issue takes place after the New Avengers / Transformers miniseries, and is written by the same author.
  • This is the second Spotlight not written by Simon Furman.
  • The timeframe of the issue corresponds with the events in the Escalation series.
  • Apparently Transformers can fart (page 7).
  • IDW's first mention of a Spacebridge is in this issue.
  • Following the story are two pages of sketches by Robby Musso.


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