IDW - Regeneration One #93

Title: Destiny Part 3

Writer: Simon Furman

INTRODUCING Penciler: Guido Guidi

Inker: Stephen Baskerville

Colorist: John-Paul Bove

Letterer: Chris Mowry

Editor: John Barber

Editor-in-Chief: Chris Ryall

Plot

Bludgeon is meditating, and has forseen his own brutal death in battle, and knows that despite him leading the Decepticons back home, he won't see it's ultimate fate for himself.

Meanwhile, on the Ark Galvatron is planning on using the Ark as a ploy for the Autobots to destroy, as he's sure Optimus has reported that he took the ship by now, and plans to attack Cybertron's leaders himself, with them being unaware of his arrival, and assumes that Ultra Magnus (not Hot Rod) is in charge of the planet.

On Cybertron Ultra Magnus is directing several teams of Autobots across the planet on missions. The Wreckers storm the Neo-Decepticon's base at Fort Scyk, only to find it empty and for it to explode, though luckily the Wreckers survive. Elsewhere Prowl and some other police bots have caught up to a speeding Runamuck and arrest him, and confers with Magnus, agreeing that something is wrong and calls back the Aerialbots from their mission.

Nearby to the Aerialbots, Soundwave watches them leave, disappointed as he was hoping to have them killed now, as they want all the Autobot's air support to be gone before the Warworld arrives. Soundwave has Wingthing report this setback to the others, whilst he plots away with the waiting Monstructor about the oncoming destruction.

Near Cybertron, the Ark is ready to proceed on it's mission, when Shockwave, still hooked into the ship, alerts Galvatron to a stowaway, which Galvatron goes off to investigate. Once alone, Starscream, who has been pretending to be lobotomized still has Shockwave give him control of the ship for their plan to continue.

In Hanger Nine of the ship Galvatron is attacked by a Guardian Drone and he realizes that the ship is somehow against him, and Starscream appears on the screen gloating. Galvatron easily destroy the drone, but Shockwave lowers a forcefield in the hanger, sucking him into space.

Starscream sets the ship's weapons on Galvatron, but has to give up the battle when they start to get close to Cybertron, as they aren't ready to face the Autobots yet, so they go off hiding again.

In the tunnels under Cybertron Hot Rod and the remaining Dinobots have found Primus' chamber and Hot Rod thinks he's somehow been there before, and has a vision of various alternate versions of himself as well. Before long the chamber is filled with Demons, who the Dinobots and Hot Rod fight off, they head into a chamber, that the Demons for some reason won't enter and find several long dead bodies, before they can properly explore them though the glowing figure of Grimlock appears, saying it's time that they spoke, Hot Rod realizes that this is Primus inside the Dinobot's body.

In Iacon, Magnus is in contact with Cosmos above Cybertron who is monitoring the situation, just in case, when he loses contact with the orbiter, with the poor little guy being destroyed by the Warworld. Before he can do anything else though, Ultra Magnus is attacked by the annoying sight of Galvatron flying towards him, planning to make his move right now!!

Characters

Autobot

Hot Rod - Sports Car

Ultra Magnus - Car Carrier

Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex Body Possessed by Primus

Swoop - Pteranodon

Sludge - Apatosaurus

Snarl - Stegosaurus

Slag - Triceratops

Prowl - Police Car

Streetwise - Police Car

Red Alert - Fire Response Car

Kup - Pick Up Truck

Roadbuster - Jeep

Rack 'N' Ruin

Sandstorm - Buggy/Helicopter

Topspin - Jet

Whirl - Helicopter Maybe Killed in Explosion?

Silverbolt - Concorde Jet

Air Raid - Fighter Jet

Fireflight - Fighter Jet

Slingshot - Fighter Jet

Skydive - Fighter Jet

Cosmos - Orbiter Killed by Warworld

Optimus Prime (Flashback)

Jetfire (Hologram)

Energon Rodimus - Truck Cab (Multiversal Vision)

Return of Convoy Battlestars Hot Rod - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

MTMTE Rodimus - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

TFA Rodimus Prime - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

Alternator Rodimus - Race Car (Multiversal Vision)

WFC Hot Shot - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

New Rodimus - Fire Truck (Multiversal Vision)

Wings of Honour Hot Rod - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

G2 Comic Hot Rod - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

Classics or Shattered Glass Rodimus - Sports Car (Multiversal Vision)

Other Rodimuses (Multiversal Vision)

Decepticon

Galvatron - Laser Cannon

Bludgeon - Tank

Soundwave - Cassette Player

Starscream - Fighter Jet

Monstructor - Gestalt

Runamuck - Sports Car Arrested by Autobots

Wingthing

Runabout Killed by Demons (ages ago)

Shockwave Linked to Ark

Megatron (Mentioned) Dead

Other

Primus (Inside Grimlock's body)

Demons

Mark V Guardian Droid Destroyed by Galvatron

Demon Victims

Unicron (Mentioned)

Notes

• In Bludgeon's future death scene, he looks like he's been torn apart and blasted by a cannon, much like his G2 counterpart's ultimate fate as well
• The flashback scenes to the events in issue 80 (of the original run) are made to look more like the old-style artwork
• Should we be worried that Whirl is missing from the scenes just after the Neo-Decepticon base explodes?
• The Ark having asteroid destroying weapons is a call-back to it's original mission to destroy an asteroid field that was threatening Cybertron back in issue 1
• The vision Hot Rod sees is of various alternate reality versions of himself from across the franchise, some are mostly obscured, but most are recognizable, and of course including the Rodimus currently starring in More Than Meets the Eye.
• Interestingly one of the Rodimuses is an unreleased toy, and another is of Hot Shot (but in Hot Rod's colours)
• The Demons don't seem to be scared of the sword and covenant any more....
• Amongst the dead guys found in the Demon's lair are Runabout
• Grimlock is now yet another Transformer to be possessed by Primus