DDP - GI Joe vs The Transformers

Plot

Cobra Commander leads a team of his new terrorist group, Cobra on a mission and finds a crashed space shuttle named the Ark, full of deactivated robots, the Transformers. The group investigate the robots, and one of them wakes up very briefly to announce that he still functions.

A short time later the military is patrolling the area around the Peace Talks happening in the area, to defend it against protesters  when suddenly Cobra attacks with their strange new vehicles. The military try to stop them, but are easily over powered by the machines, even more so when they start turning into giant robots, piloted by Cobra agents as well. The terrorists leave after leaving their mark on the media and military, and Snake Eyes' face is horribly burned during the attack.

A while later General Flagg calls in Lady Jaye, Flint and Hawk and announced that they're to set up a new group to combat Cobra, called G.I. Joe, with Hawk as their leader.

On Cobra Island in the Caribbean, Cobra are maintaining the robots, with the Commander complaining about how Optimus Prime won't respond well to his orders for terrorism and seems to be fighting the control systems.

A now bandaged up, and voluntarily mute Snake-Eyes joins the new Joe team along with several others. Meanwhile in a city Bumblebee and Wheeljack, who managed to avoid being captured by Cobra, by being in another part of the ship are beginning to hunt down their comrades to try and rescue them from themselves.

On Cobra Island, Mindbender is examining Optimus, and hooks him into the main computers, however Optimus manages to upload a virus into the computer and deactivates himself as well. Cobra Commander isn't happy.

Mainframe, at NSA HQ is made aware of some new developments and end sup joining the now growing Joe team. Mercer, a former Cobra agent joins a well, and debriefs the team on what the robots are...sentient aliens, and also reveals that he knows where the Cobra army is going to strike next.

Destro arrives at Cobra Island to inspect the development of the BAT's (the Transformers) with Cobra Commander showing off his skills at commanding Starscream's body. Destro is shown around and shown the robots they've managed to refit, and even Soundwave and his menagerie

Destro is impressed with the Transformers and other machines created, including new battle suits called SNAKES, and explain that they've designed the smaller cassettes who come with Soundwave can be controlled from him as well. Destro decides that he wants to pilot the Soundwave module to attack the SPS center (the next target for their plan), and the Commander reluctantly agrees.

At Joe HQ Flint and Jaye are watching a news report about an image of a Transformer appearing in Emails worldwide, with strange writing accompanying it (which is what Mainframe saw before). A meeting is held, with the Joes planning the defense of the SPS center, which thanks to Mercer is known to be the next target by Cobra.

Cobra and their controlled Transformers approach the center from the sky, but are attacked by the Joes from the ground, who easily take out Frenzy and Ratbat. Laserbeak infiltrates the building, but is shortly taken down by Snake Eyes, whilst the others fight outside. Before Sideswipe and Sunstreaker can ram into the building in their STINGER modes, they are knocked away by Wheeljack, who appears from no-where, and Bumblebee, who starts taking down Rumble and some others, protecting the Joes.

Inside the center, Mutt, Junkyard and Quick Kick are attacked by Zartan and are knocked unconcious, whilst he walks into the control room, whilst Firefly sets explosives inside the building. Outside, Bumblebee and Wheeljack are mistaken for more Cobra Mechs, even when defending the Humans, but Sci-Fi explains that they're good.

Quick Kick and Mutt wake up inside the base to see Zartan escaping and are distracted by Ravage, whilst the rest of Cobra escape, having gained control of the SPS. Ravage leaves and the base explodes, catching Quick Kick and Mutt (who survive somehow) in the blast, but everyone else escapes in time.

Bumblebee and Wheeljack "surrender" to the Joes, so they can join forces and even bring some of the dead Decepticons with them as a piece offering. Wheeljack is shown the image of Soundwave that was distributed and translates the writing as coordinates and says that there's a virus implanted as well, all sent by Optimus, whilst still deactivated, which Wheeljack activates and revives all the Transformers back to sentience.

On Cobra Island the Constructicons, who were being ordered by Mindbender to build something suddenly wake up and turn on the human, tear the place apart. Mindbender calls the Commander to announce this event, whom is dealing with his own problems, as Optimus is staring at him from the window...

The Transformers on Cobra Island are running amok and are attacking the Cobra warriors who have been using them as tools. Soundwave goes looking for Megatron. Optimus tears off the window to Cobra Commander's office and tells him he's going to take him to the authorities. The Commander tries to use Megatron as a gun, but he refuses to fire for him, forcing him to release Megatron from his mode-lock and allowing him to fight Optimus himself.

The Autobots on the island start to wake up too, and try to look for Optimus for help. Major Bludd tries to leave the island on a Rattler, but sadly he chose to ride in Skywarp, who transforms and squishes him inside his cockpit.

The Joes and Autobots prepare to leave for Cobra Island, but are greeted by some Generals who inform them that they've decided to nuke the island instead and that they're supposed to disable the Autobots they have already. Hawk does so, unhappily, but Wheeljack warns Hawk that using Nukes on the island will be catastrophic, as Cobra must be manufacturing Energon to power the Transformers, and if the two substances react, it'll cause a Nuclear Winter, and all life will be wiped off the planet.

Optimus and Megatron fight on the Island, but both are soon joined by the rest of their armies, with Starscream even trying to take leadership from Megatron once more. Cobra Commander tries to leave the island on a boat, but Brawn and Gears destroy the boat, however before they can deal with the Human, Storm Shadow appears and distracts them. Elsewhere Rumble chases Zartan and Destro through the forest, but is crushed by Baroness in her SNAKE armour, and suggests the two others get inside some armour as well.

Elsewhere, the Constructicons are torturing Mindbender, but Soundwave tells them to keep him alive, as Megatron needs him to help run the SPS system so they can use the energy to create more Energon. In Washington, the Generals are informed the GI Joe have disobeyed their orders and are heading to Cobra Island, with the 2 Autobots as well.

The Joes and 2 Autobots arrive at Cobra Island and find it an absolute warzone, with robots and Cobra agents fighting all across it. The Joes join the battle and start fighting the ones who seem to be Decepticons and Cobra agents. In Washington, the order for the nuking, even with the Joes on the Island is still being discussed.

Megatron and his Decepticons have taken control of he SPS controls and begin using it to create Energon to fuel them to victory. The Constructicons combine into Devastator during the battle and kill Hound, leading to him being focused on by the other combatants. Elsewhere, Snake Eyes locates Starscream, slashes his eye open and plants a grenade inside it, leading to Starscream falling down a waterfall.

The Autobots regroup with Optimus, who decides that they need to go to the fight before the Decepticons and Cobra can succeed in their use of the SPS. The Autobots take on the Cobra agents in their SNAKE armour, whilst Cobra Commander runs for his life, again.

Optimus smashes into the SPS building and easily takes out Soundwave, Ravage and the Reflector Trio, and then chases Megatron into the main Island.

The Joes and Autobots have defeated Devastator, but receive word from Flagg that the generals have decided to Nuke the island after all, and there's no way for them to get to safety in time.

The Nukes are launched, but Mianframe gets an idea on how to stop them, he and a team, including Wheeljack, Bumblebee and Sci-Fi head to the SPS control building where they find Mindbender hiding under the controls. They begin to redirect the SPS to destroy the Nukes before they detonate, when Storm Shadow and his team break in. Bumblebee, Wheeljack and some of the Joes fight them off, just as the science guys succeed and destroy the Nukes. Unfortunately a random blast from a Cobra agent hits the controls, and causes the SPS to start firing at random, taking down several combatants.

During the random firing Cobra Commander finds Starscream, who asks the human to help him with the grenade, in exchange to helping him off the island.

The Joes find Megatron and start fighting him, but the SPS blasts are making things much harder, one of the blasts kills Mercer and burns off one of Megatron's arms (his energon weapon arm) which distracts him enough that the Joes can injure him. Optimus joins the fight and manages to defeat Megatron and takes his gun, loads it up with some of the SPS Energon and aims for the satellite, destroying it in orbit.

Two weeks later the Autobots are preparing to leave Earth on a new Ark, built with the help of the Joes to hopefully return home (if Cybertron even exists). The Autobots have helped the Joes by building them Battle Suits to combat Cobra's ones. The Autobots leave and hope to see their human allies again one day. In the Florida Keys Cobra Commander and Starscream are stuck with each other and try to rebuild Cobra. In New Mexico, Megatron, Soundwave and some of the other dead Decepticons are being kept disassembled in a lab, being examined by some humans....

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Red HISS Tank

Bumblebee - VW Beetle

Wheeljack - Race Car

Ironhide - HISS Tank

Ratchet - HISS Tank

Jazz - Cobra STUN

Mirage - FERRET ATV

Sunstreaker - Cobra STINGER

Sideswipe - Cobra STINGER

Trailbreaker - Cobra STINGER

Beachcomber - Cobra STINGER

Gears - Cobra Flight Pod

Brawn - Cobra Flight Pod

Prowl - Firebat

Bluestreak - Firebat

Hound - Jeep

Cliffjumper

Cosmos

Other Autobots

Decepticon

Megatron - Pistol Defeated by Optimus Prime

Starscream - Blackbird

Soundwave Killed by Optimus Prime

Laserbeak - Cassette Killed by Snake Eyes

Ravage - Cassette Killed by Optimus Prime

Rumble - Cassette Killed by Baroness (in SNAKE)

Frenzy  - Cassette Killed by Sci-Fi

Ratbat - Cassette Killed by GI Joe

Skywarp - Cobra RATTLER Killed by SPS

Thundercracker - Cobra RATTLER Killed by SPS

A Conehead - Cobra RATTLER Killed by SPS

Spectro Killed by Optimus Prime

Viewfinder Killed by Optimus Prime

Spyglass Killed by Optimus Prime

Hook - Crane Defeated by GI Joe and Autobots, as Devastator

Mixmaster - Mixing Truck Defeated by GI Joe and Autobots, as Devastator

Long Haul - Dump Truck Defeated by GI Joe and Autobots, as Devastator

Bonecrusher - Bulldozer Defeated by GI Joe and Autobots, as Devastator

Scrapper - Front End Loader Defeated by GI Joe and Autobots, as Devastator

Scavenger - Excavator Defeated by GI Joe and Autobots, as Devastator

Devastator - Gestalt Defeated by GI Joe and Autobots

Other Decepticons

GI Joe

Hawk

General Flagg

Flint

Lady Jaye

Duke

Snake Eyes

Stalker

Cover Girl

Breaker

Dial Tone 

Flash

Scarlett

Doc

Gung Ho

Sci-Fi

Mainframe

Mutt In Critical Condition

Junkyard Killed in SPS Center Explosion

Quick Kick

Mercer Killed by SPS

Ace

Wild Bill

Blowtorch

Spirit

Life Line

Clutch

Leatherneck

Barbecue 

Roadblock

Shipwreck

Rock 'N Roll

Bazooka

Barrel Roll

Spike (on Sheet)

Battle Suits

Other Joes

Cobra

Cobra Commander

Baroness

Destro

Dr. Mindbender

Zartan

Firefly

Storm Shadow

Wild Weasel

Major Bludd Killed by Skywarp

Diamond Back

Tele-Vipers

S.N.A.K.E.S.

Iron Grenadiers

Cobra Troops

Other Humans

General Renegar

General Horn

General Frankel

General Izzo

General Lane

President of US

Army Members

NSA Staff

Peace Talk Representatives

Protesters

Area 52 Staff

Michael (NSA)

Mr Mitchell (USS Kohler)

Snake Eyes' Family (Mentioned) Killed in Cobra attack

Other

Teletran-One (Mentioned)

Notes

• The Transformers have been reformatted into Cobra vehicles, with some obvious exceptions, like Bumblebee, Wheeljack, the Constructicons and Megatron
• Some of the transformers aren't in their normal colours, opting for traditional Cobra vehicle colours instead, which makes identifying characters a bit harder (ie Thundercracker and Skywarp are both blue, Starscream is black and so on, even though it was fine for Optimus to remain red, unlike the usual HISS tanks.
• This storyline is separate to the main GI Joe storyline that was happening at the same time as this comic, and thus gives a new origin for the team. Such as Snake-Eyes' family being killed during the initial Cobra attack.
• Spike Witwicky is given as the name of one of the GI Joe recruits (with the imaginative call-sign of Spike)
• Some deaths in this comic would seem to be reversed by the next storyline and others, such as with the Cassettes in particular
• In this series Rumble is the blue one
• Junkyard (Mutt's doggie) seems to have been killed in this storyline by Cobra (BASTARDS!)
• Also in a similar vein, it looks like Mutt and Quick Kick are killed here, but much like in the GI Joe movie, their deaths were changed to "coma" or injured
• All the Transformers insignias are replaced with Cobra ones (at least the ones who were captured anyway) except Megatron
• Apparently Energon and Nuclear weapons don't mix too well, and would cause a Nuclear Winter if detonated together (of course in Rescue Bots these two substances were put together in the season one finale double, and didn't cause a bad reaction to the area)
• When Optimus punches through Soundwave's chest he notes that he won't die from his injuries (most likely another "fix" like with the Mutt and Quick Kick thing) but this seems pointless as he's dissected by the end of the story
• Cobra Commander and Starscream, who have both shared a voice actor in many continuities both team up together by the end of this story
• The only GI Joe or Autobot who seems to be killed by the random laser-fire from the SPS seems to be Mercer, compared to the dozens of Decepticons who shared his fate (maybe the good guys are being looked after by Primus?)
• Before leaving for Cybertron on the new Ark, Optimus changes his Cobra insignia for an Autobot one...but doesn't take on a new alternate mode....
• The end of this story with the Decepticons being stored in Area 52 is of course fore-shadowing to the events of The Art of War (the 3rd series of this crossover)
• Bumblebee and Wheeljack use Mirage's hologram emitters to create their holo-drivers.
• Cobra found 37 Transformers on the Ark
• Human's can't stay inside the Transformers during Transformation (as shown with Major Bludd)
• Starscream having an explosive device planted into his eye is a plot reused in DOTM