The War Within issue 4

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Megatron checks to see if Prime has a chewy center.
Publisher Dreamwave Productions
First published January 8, 2003
Cover date January 2003
Story Simon Furman
Pencils Don Figueroa
Inks Elaine To
Colors Rob Ruffolo
Color assists Alan Wang
Letters Dreamer Design
Assistant editor Matt Moylan
Graphic design Kevin Lee
Editor-in-chief Roger Lee
Continuity Dreamwave continuity
Chronology Early war

As Iacon burns, Optimus Prime and Megatron have their first duel.

Synopsis

After falling down the deep chasm, Prime lies unconscious. When he's awakened by a magical, disembodied voice telling him about Cybertron, he wonders whatever happened to Megatron. Prime makes another attempt at looking within himself when Megatron arrives onto the scene. Megatron attacks, hoping to get the Autobot leader to surrender the Matrix of Leadership.

At the Tri-Torus Loop, Grimlock meets up with his running crew and begins to explain his plan to let the Decepticons conquer Iacon while the Autobot army scatters, taking out Decepticons who expect the Autobots to be too busy defending their capital. Meanwhile, Grimlock's crew use lines to go downwards, where Optimus was last seen.

In Megatron's absence, Starscream takes his throne at Kaon and appoints himself Decepticon leader. The takeover doesn't sit right with Shockwave, but he is too busy leading the Decepticon army against several Guardian robots to challenge the change in leadership. Shockwave makes it clear, however, that they will discuss the situation—after he succeeds in leveling Iacon and winning a major military victory. Taking information from Laserbeak, Starscream verifies Megatron's belief about Cybertron having a deeper geography. However, Starscream plans to use this hidden aspect of Cybertron in a radically different manner than Megatron intended.

Megatron batters Optimus, explaining how he needs the Matrix as a component in his "Make Cybertron into mobile dreadnought" plan. Prime isn't such a fan of the idea. The two battle (in a familiar manner), and Megatron gains the upper hand, cracking open Prime's chest to seize the Matrix.

The Matrix casts a blinding flash and when the light fades, Optimus and Megatron find themselves somewhere different.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons

Quotes

"This place seems to twist and turn of its own volition. But when in doubt... blow a big hole in something."

—Megatron


"Shee-ah! Too much, I can't—"

—Megatron


"No! This is madness. Where..."
"...Are we?"

—Megatron and Optimus Prime realize that they are somewhere else.

Notes

Errors

  • On pages 4 and 5, all Decepticons except for Starscream are miscolored: Motormoaster is brown instead of gray; Runabout and Runamuck are two different shades of green instead of black and white; and Swindle is brown, with the center of his chest dark gray and the sides light gray, instead of orange with a purple chest. All these errors have been fixed for the trade paperback collection.
  • In the attack on Iacon a few pages later, Brawl, Quake, and Onslaught are severely miscolored as well. This was also fixed for the TPB.
  • On the same page, a massive, miscolored Broadside (with all the sections that are supposed to be red being blue instead; again, fixed for the TPB) stands next to a... female Autobot?
  • Also on the same page, Topspin appears in Salt-Man Z's colors, yet the Salt-Man toy uses Twin Twist's mold. "A for Effort".

Covers (1)

  • Megatron breaching the Matrix; art by Don Figueroa and Gary Yeung.

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