IDW - Regeneration One #80.5

Information & Staff

Title: Counterpoint

Writer: Simon Furman

Penciler: Andrew Wildman

Inker: Stephen Baskerville

Colorist: John-Paul Bove

Letterer: Chris Mowry

Editor: John Barber

Editor-in-Chief: Chris Ryall

Characters

Autobot
Optimus Prime
Hot Rod
Kup
Ultra Magnus
Last Autobot - Space Craft Destroyed by Baird Beaming Satellite
Baird Beaming Transmitter Staff Killed by Decepticons
The Wreckers (Mentioned Only)
Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex (Flashback Only)
Ratchet - Ambulance (Flashback Only)
Hound - Military Jeep (Flashback Only)
Bumblebee - VW Beetle (Flashback Only)
Cliffjumper - Mini Porsche (Flashback Only)
Huffer - Truck Cab (Flashback Only)
Bluestreak - Sports Car (Flashback Only)
Defensor (Flashback Only)
Fortress Maximus - Battle Platform (Flashback Only)
Blaster - Boombox (Flashback Only)
Wheeljack - Race Car (Flashback Only)
Prowl - Police Car (Flashback Only)

Decepticon
Soundwave
Flywheels - Jet
Sparkstalker - Insect Monster
Battletrap
Ruckus - Buggy
Spinister - Helicopter
Crankcase
Cindersaur
Needlenose
Pounce or Wingspan
Vanquish
Half-Track
Direct-Hit
Meltdown
Fireshot
Other Decepticons
Dreadwind - Jet (Flashback Only)
Darkwing - Jet (Flashback Only)
Jhiaxus - Jet (Flashback Only)
Galvatron II - Laser Cannon (Flashback Only)
Ratbat - Cassette (Flashback Only)
Megatron - Gun (Flashback Only)
Shockwave - Ray Gun (Flashback Only)
Bruticus (Flashback Only)
Frenzy - Cassette (Flashback Only)
Starscream - Jet (Flashback Only)
Skywarp - Jet (Flashback Only)
Buzzsaw - Cassette (Flashback Only)
Scorponok - Scorpion Tank (Flashback Only)
Thunderwing - Space Shuttle (Flashback Only)
Bludgeon - Tank (Flashback Only)

Cybertronian
"Overcharge" - Cybertronian Taxi
Civilians
Early Transformers (Flashback Only)
Unicron - Ringed Planet (Flashback Only)
Primus (Flashback Only)
Demon (Flashback Only)

Human
Buster Witwicky (Flashback Only)
Circuit Smasher (Flashback Only)
Thunderpunch (Flashback Only)
Rapture (Flashback Only)
G.B. Blackrock (Flashback Only)

Storyline

It's been 21 years since the war ended with the Autobot's victory and Cybertron is now at peace. Autobots and ex-Decepticons live on the world, watched over by the Last Autobot in Iacon. However in Polyhex Soundwave is starting a revolution with like-minded ex-Decepticons who want to restart the war again.

Kup and Ultra Magnus visit Optimus in his retreat at Nova Point in Iacon where he's mentoring Hot Rod where they discuss the restlessness of the ex-Decepticons and want to send the Wreckers to deal with them, Optimus however disagrees and feels that might martyr them and cause more of a problem later. Optimus tells them to leave.

Soundwave's team attacks the Baird Beaming Transmitter station in Kalis and kills the Autobot staff there and take control of the satellite in order and repositions it, and launches a blast at the Last Autobot, seemingly destroying him and part of Iacon too, much to the horror of all who could see it

Elsewhere the Zero Point seems to be swirling out of control somewhere....

Notes

• The cyborg-man on the first page is Circuit Smasher, whom is presumably a replacement for Circuit Breaker whom is owned (but never used) by Marvel, just as Death's Head is as well
• Jhiaxus appears on the first page as well, despite being from G2, which didn't occur in this continuity
• Most of this comic is made of re-made images from Marvel's storyline, even emulating the art style of the 80's/90's too
• The Last Autobot's face has been redesigned, but it actually looks more like he has a sliding face mask that covers this normal face with the one from the earlier comics.
• On page four there's a robot in vehicle mode who looks suspiciously like the Minicon Overcharge (a yellow and black taxi)...just saying!
• Optimus seems to have become a grumpy old man in the past 21 years....
• Wow...I forgot how human-like those faces were in Marvel....
• What is the Zero Point? Guess we'll just have to wait and find out!
• We see Flywheels' jet mode here, but not his tank mode when he transforms...though that could be hidden by the smoke...
• Due to the time difference it's likely that any characters here won't have their alternate modes from the 80's, so I left them unidentified until they are actually shown in this series, however the flashback only characters have been given their old alternate modes.