IDW - Robots in Disguise #11

Written by: John Barber

Art by: Guido Guidi

Inks by: John Wycough (Pages 19-22)

Colours by: Priscilla Tramontano

Letters by: Shawn Lee

Editor: Carlos Guzman

Plot

Omega Supreme has been asked by Starscream to come see him to elaborate further on what the Metrotitan told Starscream before, but he declines and says he needs to think about some things. At the Kimia base the Autobots worry that Starscream is becoming popular and might win the upcoming elections, but Prowl insists that he WON'T win. A little later Starscream is in his home with Metalhawk trying on crowns to wear after his "coronation" when suddenly outside Omega Supreme is caught in a massive explosion, which Starscream believes to be because of Shockwave and his loyal group.

Rescue teams begin work on Omega and Starscream arrives to try and help, but the crowd turn on him, because he's a Decepticon. Metalhawk points out that thye don't know the Decepticons are involved and that everyone KNOWS that Prowl was responisble for Ratbat and several other deaths, but everyone's afraid to say so. At the Decepticon base Swindle and Dirge watch this happening on the ICS and worry about what's going to happen next.

Starscream returns to the Decepticon base and confronts Shockwave about what happened to Omega, which Shockwave doesn't deny, and tells him to leave, as he's leaving though Dirge and Swindle appear and ask for him to protect them if they give them some very dangerous information that they already gave to Shockwave about the Autobots.

At Kimia Bumblebee is starting to question Prowl's motives as well, and decides to not use the Omega situation for political reasons, and to start working harder, including hunting down Ironhide and the other's who are missing in the wilds. Prowl leaves the room and runs into Starscream on the balcony. Starscream reveals that Dirge told him about how he watched him kill Bombshell and the others and all about Arcee as well. The two of them then agree to work together to get rid of Shockwave and the others.

At the Decepticon base the Decepticons are continuing their plans, including a plan to kill Dirge and Swindle, when suddenly Arcee attacks and kills several of them before setting off a bomb that disables the rest, including Shockwave and Soundwave. Prowl tells Arcee to take the Decepticons to "the Black Room" with the others and to set up the explosives.

A short time later Prowl leads a small team to investigate the Decepticon's base when it explodes in his face (explained away as being because of a faulty Decepticon booby-trap) And thus the main Decepticons are made to be thought of as dead, but are actually being held prisoner somewhere, just as Starscream and Prowl have planned.

Starscream watches the explosion and is happy that his plans are coming together, however Arcee appears behind him and reveals that she knows where Dirge and Swindle are and that she knows EVERYTHING. She leaves, but after she's gone Starscream looks into the wilds and sees the worst thing possible...Megatron's back.

Characters

Autobot

Bumblebee - Car

Prowl - Speeder

Arcee - Car

Omega Supreme - Rocket and Base Heavily Damaged in Explosion

Circuit

Longtooth

Wheeljack - Car

Broadside

Sizzle

Streetwise - Car

Sideswipe - Car

Fixit - Ambulance

Warpath - Tank

Omega Spreem

Optimus Prime - Truck (Mentioned)

Metroplex - City/Ship (Mentioned)

Groove (Mentioned)

Hot Spot (Mentioned)

Ironhide - Van (Mentioned) Missing

Dinobots (Mentioned) Missing

Zeta Prime (Mentioned) Dead

Decepticon

Megatron - Stealth Jet Heavily Damaged by D-Void, but Mobile

Starscream - Jet

Shockwave Disabled by Arcee, Taken to the Black Room

Soundwave Disabled by Arcee, Taken to the Black Room

Astrotrain Killed or Disabled by Arcee, Taken to the Black Room

Blitzwing Killed or Disabled by Arcee, Taken to the Black Room

Ravage Killed or Disabled by Arcee, Taken to the Black Room

Rumble Killed or Disabled by Arcee, Taken to the Black Room

Frenzy Killed or Disabled by Arcee, Taken to the Black Room

Laserbeak Killed or Disabled by Arcee, Taken to the Black Room

Dirge - Jet

Swindle - Van

Triggerhappy Killed by Arcee

Blot Killed by Arcee

Bombshell (Mentioned) Dead

Constructicons (Mentioned) Dead

Ratbat (Mentioned) Dead

Turmoil (Mentioned)

DJD (Mentioned)

NAIL

Metalhawk - Jet

Tappet - Car

Hipotank - Tank

Sky-Byte - Shark (Mentioned)

NAIL Crowds

Other

Metrotitan - City/Ship (Mentioned) Dead

Crowds on Cybertron

A Sweep Head Dead

Notes

• Screamer's really an egomaniac, he has a model of his F15 Earth mode, and added wings from his Earth body to basically everything (his mirror, the tower he's in etc)
• After his explosion there seems to be a Cybertronian Candle-light vigil happening around him, most likely because he's so old and respected, despite being an Autobot
• Starscream really does actually seem to be trying to be a good leader now...pity his past record shows he'll probably be terrible at it!
• The Iacon Communication Service is back up, and is being used as a news feed of sorts
• Megatron still sports the heavy damage he received during the battle with D-Void
• It's mentioned here that most NAIL's are ex-Autobots, especially since most ex-Decepticons are killed by the DJD
• I guess Longtooth was released from Garrus-9 at some point before AHM then?

Conspiracy Theories

• Pretty sure Prowl and/or Arcee had something to do with the explosions from Omega Supreme
• Really..it's odd that Prowl just happened to be near the scene within seconds of him exploding huh?
• Since it's been a while since the Chaos event and Megatron is still heavily damaged,a nd was unheard of until now, it's likely that he was flung through time like Optimus was, albeit he was thrown much further than Optimus, but still!