Kindred
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| "Alone Together: Kindred" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Fun Publications | ||||||||||||
| Published in | Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #58 | ||||||||||||
| Writers | S. Trent Troop & Greg Sepelak | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Naoto Tsushima | ||||||||||||
| Inks | Naoto Tsushima | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Evan Gauntt | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Jesse Wittenrich | ||||||||||||
| Managing editor | Pete Sinclair | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Beast Wars: Uprising | ||||||||||||
Trans-Mutate and Rampage find they're not as alone as they thought.
Synopsis
The newly-arrived Rampage takes a swing at Trans-Mutate, but misses. As she protests that she doesn't want to fight, the pair simultaneously recognize that they've met, though not face to face, before when Trans-Mutate was part of a rescue in Ferromax Detention Center. Rampage begins a grandiose speech to enlighten her as to who he is, but falls flat on his face midway through, having depleted most of his energy. As Trans-Mutate helps him by providing synthesized power from the navicomp, Rampage reveals that she, like himself, is a Point One Percenter. While she seems less than convinced, Rampage muses on what they'll need to survive on this inhospitable planet. He queries why she felt the need to hide from him, and the pair quickly discover that they have not been hiding from each other — someone has been hiding from them.
It's at this point that they're attacked by Bruton and Medusa, who have been stalking them from the shadows and intend to capture the pair. Outraged, Rampage wallops Bruton, sending him flying into Medusa, but his attempt to follow this up is thwarted by a blow from Bruton's Confusion Club. Rampage and Trans-Mutate are moments later rendered unconscious, and Bruton picks up the navicomp as Medusa starts dragging Trans-Mutate away. The two Transformers slowly regain consciousness to mocking words, as they have failed to impress Lord Imperious Delirious of the Destructons!
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
"I do not wish to fight you!"
"How precious. You think that matters!"
- —Trans-Mutate and Rampage
"A misnomer, an aberration, a curse. Our sparks burn brighter than most, rare pulsars among the billions of stars... and just as deadly."
- —Rampage on being a Point One Percenter.
"The aberration proposes a life bond. This unit is programmed to perform the ceremony in case of emergency."
"Silence, box, or I shall see if simulated screams are as delicious as natural ones!"
- —The navicomp and Rampage
Notes
Errors
Continuity notes
- The encounter Trans-Mutate and Rampage had in the prison occurred back in the prologue.
- As is now revealed, the shadowy figure watching Rampage in "Paranoia" and the huge silhouette Trans-Mutate spies in "Perception" were actually Medusa and Bruton respectively.
Transformers references
- Point One Percenters are a concept created for IDW Publishing's comic.
- The Destructons originate from the Blackthorne Publishing 3D comic "The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3", the first part of a story of which was never completed due to that company's demise. They appear here for the first time in color.
