Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist
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Rook investigates Axiom Nexus to bring you the truth!
Synopsis
- April 29 — A traffic jam has formed on the Hydra Loop, which Rook finds from Starscream and Rattrap to be the result of much-delayed construction at the nearby Turbo-Span Bridge. Rook muses that perhaps a rat shouldn't be in charge of the transportation committee and promises to keep an eye on any scandals that may arise around Rattrap.
- April 29 — Oil production in the southern portion of Cybertron is at an all-time high, thanks to an unknown substance found in previously unexplored caves and a new drill used by Sym-Phur and designed by Shockwave. Rook turns over the time to Andromeda, who interviews an expert from the science division about the new substance.
- May 1 — Rook interviews Krok about the mecha-soccer draft. They discuss promising candidates Kickstart and Heavyfoot, and Krok's team, the Granaught Gatoraiders. The time is turned over to Sonar and the weather at the interview's conclusion.
- May 4 — Equinicon racing, where an Equinicon is paired with a Mini-Con, is one of the most beloved sports on Cybertron. However, it has been recently hit with a cheating scandal—Mach Kick, the winner of the Epoch-Stakes race at the Baron Rift, is accused of taking energy from his partner Fastbreak in violation of racing rules. They are under investigation before they can compete in the Fulcrum Derby at Crystal City.
- May 6 — In the first of a series of reports on Axiom Nexus itself, Rook goes into the brief war that took place. During the "Liege Maximo incident", a group of Decepticons led by Jhiaxus that swore allegiance to the infamous member of the Thirteen formed and sought to overthrow the social order. They were thankfully stopped by the combined efforts of Optimus Prime and Megatron. Tensions between the factions lingered, but soon the "Early Travelers" appeared, and they were discovered to be from an alternate Cybertron. With the existence of the Multiverse being apparent, the TransTech diverted focus away from their problems and to other universes', assisting wayward travellers who fell into the cracks of reality. With many Offworlders deciding to call Axiom Nexus their home, aspects of this mission were assigned to the responsibility of different TransTech individuals, such as Starscream heading the Offworlder Zone Security Administration and Rhinox cataloging the Multiverse.
- May 8 — Rook explains the simple principle of "Dux non Intruitus"—no Offworlder leaders allowed in Axiom Nexus. Any detected by the TransTech's universal recovery net is sent back to their home universe. This is done so no inter-faction conflicts arise among the Offworlders to cause the TransTech headaches. But since the concept's first writing by Starscream, exceptions have arisen. One in particular is the Convoy, a group of Primes formed to help defend the Multiverse. But they proved unpopular among TransTech. They were kept secret, till two members revealed themselves publicly to recruit Depth Charge for a vital mission in another universe. In the resulting public debate, the TransTech's Optimus Prime explained the necessity of the group now that a negative polarity Ultra Magnus destroyed a universe that housed a artifact of the Thirteen and the defeat of Hytherion by the Alternity. Without the Beast of Time to destroy weak and damaged universe, infection was allowed to spread through the Multiverse. The Convoy was formed to help recruit others to minimize the damage done to the Multiverse, and after some initial tensions, even the Decepticons accepted the group's existence, reasoning that they were not at Axiom Nexus to lead anybody and were restricted to Axiom Nexus and Cloud World.
- May 9 — In this episode, Rook explains the role of Mini-Cons in Axiom Nexus. For many ages, the children of Micronus Prime were just a myth, and whoever were believed to be Mini-Cons were really just misidentified Micromasters. Till the Mass Reemergence. A group of Mini-Cons in the Aurex universal cluster suddenly came online. They possessed much power and the ability to alter the superstructure of larger Transformers that they bonded to. This led to their place as pawns in the war between Autobots and Decepticons, a fate which the Mini-Cons tried to escape by travelling to other planets. But this was only a temporary measure as they were eventually discovered on Earth and its Moon and the war reignited. The Mini-Cons caught the attention of Unicron, who also sought their power. To end this threat to their freedom, the Mini-Cons bonded together into one great aggregate and defeated Unicron. In the aftermath, the Mini-Cons demanded peace, and Heinrad emerged into the universe to give the Mini-Cons a choice: stay in the never-ending war or find peace at Axiom Nexus. Most chose peace.
- May 11 — Rook gives a sketch of Optimus Prime's career to date.
- May 13 — It is now Megatron's turn for a career rundown.
Mentioned characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Notes
Continuity notes
- Around Cybertron was originally introduced in the comic strips of the same name. Rook and Andromeda were co-hosts there as well, although it seemed that it was the Generation 1 version of Rook that she was partnered with at the time.
- Rook's report on the "Liege Maximo incident" and what followed after were originally the subject matter of the profiles in the 4th year of the Collectors' Club magazine.
- Dux non Intruitus is a more formal version of the rule introduced in "Bee in the City": "No Primes, no Megatrons, no MacGuffins, and no soliciting."
- TransTech Optimus formed the Convoy back in "Invasion Prologue", in response to the destruction of Primax 207.0 Epsilon by Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus in "Invasion". The incident with the two Convoy members in the Offworlders section refers to the events of "Invasion: Epilogue", where Generation 2 Hero Optimus Prime and Cybertron Jungle Planet Optimus Prime recruited Depth Charge to find the Origin Matrix (the power the Thirteen had hid), leading into the events of Beast Wars Shattered Glass.
Transformers references
- The Hydra Loop is either a reference to the Masterforce character of the same name, or Andrew Hall, the fan who goes by the screenname "Hydra" and who has been involved with some of the then-recent Timelines output.
- TransTech Rattrap appears to be based on his Beast Machines counterpart's design.
- Sym-Phur is likely the same city as Simfur, originally introduced in Transformers: Defiance.
- Rapticon was a redeco of Transmetal 2 Dinobot from the Dinobots subline of the Beast Machines toyline.
- Mecha-soccer originated from the UK letters page. Krok was a well-noted player of the game, according to his Tech Specs. His team, the Granaught Gatoraiders, are named for his Action Master partner, Gatoraider.
- Sonar is a TransTech version of the Transmetal 2 bat from Beast Wars.
- Crystal City originated from Generation 1 cartoon episode, "The Secret of Omega Supreme".
- Mach Kick is a version the Beast Wars Neo horse Maximal.
- The Hyperion's defeat at the hands of the Alternity occurred in "Alternation".
- Cloud World is the Cybertron of the Autobots and Decepticons from Transformers Cloud, and, much like the TransTech themselves, those Autobots assist in universal affairs.
- Mini-Cons play in lobbing tourneys, a sport introduced in "Con Job".
- Some of the Mini-Cons previously cataloged could have been mistaken Micromasters, another subgroup of Cybertronians that are small.
- The Mini-Cons' fused form is likely a reference to the Unicron of Light from the Armada episode "Union".
