Multiplicity, Pt. 2
The first issue in the "Multiplicity" arc, the Autobots take action to fight back against the Terrorcon rampage on Earth.
Energon #27
Writer: Simon Furman
Pencils: Alex Milne
Inks: Elaine To
Colors: Jong-Im Lee, Josh Perez, Sigmund Torre & Yvonne Poon
Lettering: Ben Lee
- Major characters (in order of appearance): Alpha-Q , Mirage, Sharkticon, Slugslinger, Arcee, Skyblast, Strongarm, Signal Flare, Kicker, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Rad, Alexis, Avalon, Jetfire, Prowl, Perceptor(UT)
- Cover date: September, 2004
The issue starts with a brief flashback where Alpha-Q introduces Tidal Wave (now Mirage), to Slugslinger and Sharkticon. In the present, Tidal Wave's team manages to put a strong offensive against Kicker and the Omnicons.
Deep inside of Unicron, Prime continues to consider Megatron's offer to assist the Autobots against Unicron.
In Los Angeles, Rad discover Alexis has survived last issue's explosion.
On Cybertron, Jetfire and Councillor Avalon and Jetfire lament Prime's dissapearance, when Prowl interupts with the news of the attack on the four earth Cities.
Meanwhile, Prime struggles to free Megatron's consiousness.
Jetfire rallies all availible Autobots to break into groups and defende Earth, the assembled forces consisting of: Thrust Landmine, Scavenger, Hoist, Landquake Bulkhead, Quickstrike, Red Alert Cliffjumper, Rodimus, Beachcomber Tow-line, Prowl, Downshift and Perceptor
Jetfire, Perceptor, Bulkhead, Landquake, Cliffjumper, and Towline are the first group to go. On Earth, they defence Los Angeles from the army of Insecticons.
Prime meanwhile is held up in his task to free Megatron by several large clawed tentacles and many tiny spider-link machines.
With all the Decepticons and Autobots unaware. It is revealed that Avalon's decision support Jetfire was not out of sincere concern for Earth, but part of a plan constructed in collaboration with Alpha-Q.
Items of note
- The large group shot of Autobots does not contain the Armada recolors such as Treadbolt
- Red Alert and Thrust appears as they did in for the duration of the Armada, and not in their Powerlinx colors.
- Landquake's head is signifigantly different from Landmine's, beyond color difference.
- Slugslinger appears to have some kind of facial irregularity like his toy, however later in the Summer Special
- Contains advertisements for:
TF Ongoing #10, Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 2, The War Within vol2 #2, G1 MTMTE TPB, Transformers/G.I. Joe Vol. 2
- Reader mail is answered by Matt Hansen.
- Wavelengths page contains an article from the desk of Erik Sander(E-Rock)
