Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime

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"Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime"
Publisher IDW Publishing
First published December 21, 2011
Cover date December 2011
Story by James Roberts and John Barber
Art by Nick Roche
Colors by Josh Burcham
Letters by Shawn Lee
Editor Carlos Guzman
Continuity IDW continuity
Chronology Current era (2011)

Synopsis

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Nails

Quotes

"No! They're just using you! My Decepticons—we must rise against the Autobots!"
"That's what you want? Attack and give the Autobots and these rioters something to unite against?"
"You just don't understand, Starscream."
"Well, I understand why nobody's listened to Ratbat for four million years."

—Ratbat doesn't get much respect from Starscream


"That mob outside? We owe them nothing! We're the ones who risked our lives against the Decepticons! Where was Metalhawk when Megatron invaded Vos, or- or blew up the Grand Imperium? But now that the smoke's cleared, they think they can just turn up and reclaim the planet?! I don't know what's worse- their arrogance or their cowardice!

-Prowl protests...too much

Notes

  • This issue was originally advertised as "issue #125", but was instead sold as a standalone one-shot with a banner that simply identified it as a "celebration" of 125 issues. This count includes all of IDW's different Generation 1 universe series, mini-series and one-shots, with the exception of crossover projects Infestation and New Avengers/Transformers.
  • The generic Nail who accosts Optimus Prime at the start of the issue, and who is seen again during the battle, is based on the famous British children's book character Noddy, sporting his conical blue "hat" topped in a bell, red torso, blue "shorts" and coloured cheeks. Moreover, his visible alternate mode components, including a chest grill and large red wheel wells on his shoulders, indicate that he transforms into Noddy's car, itself one of the most well-known aspects of the character.
  • Sideswipe is now sporting a body based on the BotCon 2010 "customizing class" toy: his 2008 Universe body in his Generation 2 colors.
  • A generic Nail on page 16 has a striking resemblance to that of Movie Barricade. A mostly black body with a partially bronze face as well as red and blue siren lights. This generic is seen being held by Ironhide in a sort of Full Nelson. On the IDW boards, Josh Burcham confirmed that while the character wasn't specified to be Barricade in the script, he looked so much like him that he used Barricade's colors.

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