Spotlight: Ultra Magnus

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Yep, I'm a brick.
"The Transformers: Spotlight Ultra Magnus"
Publisher IDW Publishing
First published January 17, 2007
Cover date January 2007
Written by Simon Furman
Art by Robby Musso
Colors by Kieran Oats
Letters by Neil Uyetake
Edits by Chris Ryall & Dan Taylor
Continuity IDW continuity
Chronology ~1988

Ultra Magnus firmly believes in his duties. But how will he deal with violating one to achieve another?

Synopsis

Ultra Magnus apprehends the Decepticon criminal Swindle, blowing away Karzai Lorcha's forces who are protecting him. However, Swindle decides to make Ultra Magnus a deal: his freedom in exchange for Scorponok's location. Magnus realizes that Scorponok's capture would be far more important than Swindle's, and he knows that he would easily be able to catch Swindle the next time he got himself in trouble, then he could still get him to Decepticon High Justice. But is it enough for Magnus to violate the rules he enforces? Ultimately, Ultra Magnus agrees.

The information leads him to Nebulos, where he finds that Scorponok is using businessman Mo Zarak's corporation, the Zarak Consortium, as a front for his own activities. Using a holomatter disguise, Ultra Magnus penetrates into the very heart of the facility and discovers what appears to be a Nebulan whose body has been almost entirely re-engineered with Cybertronian technology; in short, a transforming Nebulan. Shortly after discovering this, his hologram is detected and destroyed, and Ultra Magnus reenters the facility via less subtle means. He encounters a group of Cybertronian drones—which are lacking heads. Defeating the drones, Magnus realizes that something serious is going on, and heads into the underground facility.

Once underground, Ultra Magnus offers Scorponok a chance to surrender, which is interrupted by an attack. Although Scorponok's usual modus operandi is to flee when discovered, he says that what he is working on is something "breathtaking", and Magnus cannot be allowed to interfere. In the ensuing battle, Mo Zarak, afraid that all his work will be lost, tries to stop Scorponok and is shot in the crossfire, revealing cybernetic components in his body. Ultra Magnus takes advantage of Scorponok's distraction at having seemingly killed Mo Zarak and shoots the Decepticon in the face. Scorponok, damaged and distraught over the loss of his research, flees through an artificial wormhole generator.

Twenty-nine stellar cycles later, Ultra Magnus finds himself taking Swindle into custody once more. As Swindle once again tries to bargain his way out of trouble, Ultra Magnus wonders just how many compromises he'll make in order to get Scorponok.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Others

Notes

  • When Ultra Magnus re-arrests Swindle on the last page, he is reporting to Optimus Prime; this report is seen during Escalation #1.
  • Magnus later reports to Optimus Prime in "Spotlight: Optimus Prime" that he has a new lead on Scorponok. Whether he got the lead by cutting another deal with Swindle remains unknown.
  • Magnus's ship shares his color scheme.
  • Scorponok is in scale with his Marvel Comics incarnation, rather than the cartoon where he was city-sized.
  • As fully revealed in Devastation #6, Scorponok's experiments on Nebulos would later be implemented on Earth under the guise of the Machination.
  • First appearance of cydraulics and trauma-buffers, terms for Transformer anatomy that have since moved into wider circulation.
  • Swindle's stock of weapons includes an r-infinity accelerator.

Covers (4)

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Specifics: RI covers
  • Cover A: Magnus contacting Swindle; art by Klaus Scherwinski.
  • Cover B: Magnus in front of clouds; art by Robby Musso and colors by Kieran Oats.
  • Cover RI-A: cover A, uncolored
  • Cover RI-B: cover B, uncolored

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