Generation 2: Redux
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| "Generation 2: Redux" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Fun Publications | ||||||||||||
| First published | June 24, 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Writers | Greg Sepelak and Trent Troop | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Robby Musso | ||||||||||||
| Inks | Robby Musso and Frank Milkovich | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Evan Gauntt, Trent Troop, and Jesse Wittenrich | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Jesse Wittenrich | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Pete Sinclair | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Wings of Honor | ||||||||||||
Synopsis
Following the events of The Rebirth, Galvatron and Zarak had traveled out into the universe to try to reconquer Nebulos and other worlds beyond. Optimus Prime and his Autobots chased after, leaving only a small crew behind at Autobot City to guard against future Decepticon appearances.
In the meantime, new Transformers were created in earthen Cyberfactories. These Earth natives dubbed themselves Generation 2 Tranformers, and although they initially didn’t identify with either side of the Cybertronian War, they eventually began to migrate to opposing factions. There were those like Spark, who formed a task force of Generation 2 Autobots dedicated to protecting life, and those like Clench, who formed an outlaw Decepticon Syndicate with other like-minded Transformers and remaining Decepticons such as Breakdown and the Firecons.
Some time in 2010, Clench and his Decepticons attacked the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Spark and his Autobots confronted them, but were overwhelmed, thanks to Clench's forces being bolstered with a new version of Sharkticons sent by the Quintessons as part of an alliance. The Autobots had to retreat, and Spark was taken prisoner along with the human workers.
Streetwise, from Autobot City, met up with the Generation 2 Autobots to assess the current situation and formulate a battle plan. At the Hadron Collider, Clench was working with the Sharkticon general Sky-Byte to make the chemical forestonite usable. Sky-Byte determined that in its natural state, forestonite was just a sub-grade fuel, but when bombarded with high-energy particles, it could alter Transformers, giving them heightened abilities. After an initial test with Cindersaur yielded some unexpected results, Sky-Byte was able to refine his formula successfully.
Outside, Double Punch was confusing everyone with his accent as he tried to express his “disinterest” with binary bonding when the Autobots attacked. While Scorch led the initial assault with more Autobots on the way, Clench rushed out to repel the attack with some of his newly forestonite-powered Decepticons.
Meanwhile, Streetwise, Rapido, and Meanstreak sneaked in through a back door, trying to find Spark and the hostages. Fighting through Sharkticons, they located the chamber with the forestonite and their captive leader. They were also met by Sky-Byte, Breakdown, and Dirtbag who had also been improved by the effects of the forestonite. With their new powers, the Decepticons were able to hold back the Autobots for a while, until Rapido was able to break Spark free of his restraints. In an attempt to keep the forestonite from their enemies, Breakdown shot the supply. It didn’t explode as he anticipated, but instead spread out in gaseous form over everyone and mutated the Autobots with their own powers.
Outside, more Autobots were joining the attack: a battalion of Go-bots and a group of Generation 1 Autobots from Autobot City. Eventually, the battle inside and the battle outside smashed down the walls of the facility, and the forestonite gas escaped, affecting the rest of the Transformers. Realizing they’d lost their advantage, Sky-Byte fled with his Sharkticons, with Clench and his men following.
As the Autobots cleaned up the remains of the battle, Streetwise elected to remain among Spark's forces rather than return to Autobot City. Spark postulated that these changes had truly created a second generation of Transformers as he handed out his Generation 2 Autobot symbols to the group. He also informed Streetwise that there were still some unaccounted-for canisters of forestonite that had to be tracked down in future adventures.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
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Errors
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Items of note
- While previous narratives have placed Generation 2 as simply a continuation of Generation 1 fiction, this story illustrates an actual difference in Generation 2 characters. It initially gives the title to Transformers created on Earth after The Rebirth, and ultimately categorizes Generation 2 as all Transformers who have been augmented with the forestonite.
- Additionally, this story attempts to explain the perceived gaudy color schemes of many of the Transformers as a mutation cased by exposure to the forestonite, rather than them just being those colors.
- Both Streetwise and Breakdown are depicted as the last surviving members of their groups, a reference to the fact that the Protectobots and Stunticons missed out on being issued during Generation 2’s initial run. (Other than Breakdown, who was released via BotCon 1994.)
- While this is meant as a Generation 2 origin story, some of the starring characters weren’t, in fact, officially Generation 2 during the original toyline’s run. For example, Double Punch and Slicer were Action Masters and Sky-Byte is based on a character from Robots in Disguise, while some feel that Clench and Spark originally being European Generation 1 toys that were absorbed and reissued as Generation 2 figures disqualifies them as true Generation 2 characters.
- Despite being on the cover, Ultra Magnus doesn’t appear in the comic at all.
Real-world references
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Transformers references
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Covers
- BotCon Edition: Spark and the other G2 Redux Autobots pushing "City Commander" Ultra Magnus out of the way to rush to a situation, and closeups of Breakdown and Clench; art by Nick Roche and colors by Thomas Deer.
