All Hail Megatron issue 15
| ""Lost & Found"" redirects here. For other stories with that title, see Lost and Found (disambiguation). |
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| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| First published | September 16, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | September 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Nick Roche with assistance from James Roberts "Everything in Its Right Place" Denton J. Tipton "Lost & Found" | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Nick Roche "Everything in Its Right Place" Casey Coller "Lost & Found" | ||||||||||||
| Colors by | Kris Carter "Everything in Its Right Place" Joana Lafuente "Lost & Found" | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Chris Mowry | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Andy Schmidt | ||||||||||||
| Assistant editor | Carlos Guzman | ||||||||||||
| Associate editor | Denton J. Tipton | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | IDW continuity | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | All Hail Megatron | ||||||||||||
Kup and Perceptor get a second lease on life.
"Everything in Its Right Place"
Synopsis
Prowl admits to himself that Springer's arrival on Ark-17 could not have begun any other way. Indeed, the Autobot tactician had predicted Springer's reaction to finding the convalescent veteran Kup missing from the Autobot ship: a sudden upercut to Prowl's jaw. Letting Springer vent, Prowl rights himself while he internally laments that so many of the Autobot forces follow the Wreckers commander's example and have become mavericks and loose cannons. Seeing his opportunity, Prowl silences Springer with the revelation of why Kup is not on the ship, the fact that Perceptor and his team of scientists have gotten the old codger up and running again. Springer expresses doubt, having seen the emaciated madman that Kup had been reduced to. Prowl counters by revealing that Perceptor had teamed with the talented Autobots of the Kimia Facility and had achieved a technological breakthrough with some rather unusual procedures. Springer is wary, as due to his role as Wreckers leader his primary experience with the facility has been in testing experimental weaponry. Prowl reminds Springer that the facility was also where the successful refinement of the Pretender process reverse-engineered from Decepticon technology was accomplished. He then explains that the same principles were applied to resolve Kup's technological incompatibility with modern upgrades, with Kup's cerebro-cortex interfacing with his new body in a nearly identical manner, though he cannot separate from his pretender carapace.
Springer's reactions are still mixed until Prowl shows him footage of Kup's new body in combat trials. Indeed, it appears that Springer's old commanding officer is fully rehabilitated, in a body that moves like it's in the prime of youth. Springer however notices a foreign object in Kup's mouth, a cy-gar. Asking why Kup has such a relic of the decadent pre-war days of Cybertron, Springer is told by Prowl that this is how Perceptor keeps the veteran from lapsing into flashbacks of his time stranded on the alien world. Emitting a synthetic replica of the radiation Kup had become addicted to, the cy-gar manages his cravings and keeps him mentally stable. Internally, Prowl notes that without Kup's continued mental stability his own plans for the veteran would be for naught. Reassuring Springer, he notes that Kup is a potent symbol to rally the Autobot troops behind.
Finally allowed to see Kup in person, Springer's doubts are nearly all laid to rest. Kup is undergoing a final diagnostic disassembly before resuming field duty, and is jovial, joking with his former subordinate. However when seeing his own arm laying on the nearby table, Kup briefly begins to have a flashback, only snapped out of it by Perceptor supplying his cy-gar to him. Stabilized, his friendly demeanor returns and a still-nervous Springer expresses gratitude to see him rejoining their ranks.
Prowl recalls his meetings with Perceptor and the scientist's reluctance to be assigned directly to Kup in the field. He had to remind Perceptor that the Autobot ranks look up to Kup, and that if their secret actions at reforming the way Autobots look at tactics were to be successful they needed the veteran stable and able to capably lead others by example. In so doing, they might turn the tide of the war and have the Autobots fighting more effectively overall, bringing about peace sooner.
Meanwhile, Prowl and Springer discuss that Kup will never be told what he did while stranded on that remote planet. Prowl addresses Springer's concerns, stating that all involved have been contacted and sworn to silence.
After Springer departs, Prowl muses further on the streak of individuality and insubordination that inevitably undermines all Autobot tactics. Even Optimus Prime, he notes, seems more inclined to listen to the bellicose plans of Ironhide than his own more sound battle strategies. That is all about to change, if the personality subroutines installed in Kup take hold. He recalls another conversation with Perceptor, in which the scientist noted with no small amount of irony that in doing this Prowl had gone maverick himself, conducting secret plans beyond the chain of command. Prowl felt no contradiction in this, as what separated him from an individual like Hot Rod was the fact that none of what he was doing was something he sought recognition or admiration for. Instead, his only concern was the shared success of the Autobot forces and the final resolution of the Cybetronian civil war.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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* flashback
† deactivated
‡ on video monitors
Quotes
- TBA
Errors
- None yet identified.
Items of note
- Thunderwing is depicted as his pre-Pretender self.
"Lost & Found"
Perceptor goes from scientist to sniperer in just 11 pages!
Synopsis
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
"Just doin' my job."
- —Introducing the all-new, all different Perceptor!
Errors
- None yet identified.
Items of note
- Perceptor has two different bodies in this story; his G1 look (from "Spotlight: Blaster" and "Spotlight: Drift") and his semi-updated look from AHM.
- Hot Rod was seen piloting the Decepticon ship he acquired in his Spotlight, given a fresh coat of paint to match its new pilot. [1]
Covers (3)
- Cover A: Kup, Prowl, and Springer, art by Nick Roche and colors by Kris Carter.
- Cover B: Schematic of a newly-rebuilt Perceptor (an homage to da Vinci's Vitruvian Man), art by Casey Coller and colors by Joana Lafuente.
- Cover RI: Art deco of Perceptor looking brooding; art and colors by Trevor Hutchison.
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Prepare for trouser-shattering.
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Perceptonardo Da Vinci.
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Rambo.
