Title: Natural Selection Part Three
Writer: Simon Furman
Penciler: Andrew Wildman
Inker: Stephen Baskerville
Colorist: John-Paul Bove
Letterer: Chris Mowry
Editor: John Barber
Editor-In-Chief: Chris Ryall
Plot
Scorponok has arrived on Cybertron, and smashes his way into Fort Scyx and recruits Soundwave's Decepticons into his army (killing Misfire in the process for questioning him). Spinister contacts Soundwave, presumably to tell him what's happening.
On the Warworld, Bludgeon is thanking Soundwave for bringing Thunderwing's body on board and gives him a tour of the ship, and they head into a nebula to collect the needed cargo.
On Cybertron the gene-key's effect has spread through the Autobots and they are causing havoc, Overdrive stops when he sees Grimlock to see if he knows what's happening when Brainstorm appears and infects Overdrive too, causing him to join the mayhem as well. Brainstorm orders Grimlock to return to the Cybertronian Civil Defense base to see Scorponok.
At the Senate Forum, some of the unaffected, Grapple, Crosshairs, Hosehead and Blurr have joined forces and wonder where their temporary leader Hot Rod is.
Hot Rod is in the tunnels under Cybertron, running from the Demons who have killed most of Lightspeed's mining crew before he got there, he fights them off and escapes, until he eventually smashes into a wall, which he passes through and finds a strange sword and shield in a light, seemingly waiting for him.
At the CCD Grimlock is brought before Scorponok, who is annoyed because Grimlock isn't obeying his orders, and went off looking for the other Dinobots, so he can get them cured too. Instead Scorponok has Punch brought in, as he seems to be immune to the gene key and tells Grimlock to kill Punch to show his loyalty. Grimlock however shoots at Scorponok (who erects a forcefield for protection) and then takes out some Grimlock-Kryptonite and cripples him.
Soon, the converted Perceptor reports that the Pan-Global gene key is almost ready in the Sonic Canyon, so they can convert everyone all at once.
On Earth Galvatron has unlocked the secrets of how Megatron took over Earth, by using Shockwave's brain to control Auntie and all the world's computers, he then tells Starscream that they're able to go home soon....
Characters
Autobot
Hot Rod - Car
Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex Disabled by Scorponok
Grapple - Crane
Crosshairs - Van-Buggy
Hosehead - Fire Engine
Blurr - Race Car
Punch - Car
Swoop (Mentioned)
Slag (Mentioned)
Sludge (Mentioned)
Snarl (Mentioned)
Lightspeed (Mentioned)
Hoist (Mentioned) Maybe Infected
Evil Autobots
Brainstorm - Jet
Highbrow - Helicopter
Hardhead - Tank
Perceptor - Microcope
Gunrunner - Jet
Guzzle - Tank
Landfill - Dump Truck
Rapido - Car
Override - Motorcycle
Skyhammer - Osprey Helicopter
Overdrive - Flying Car
Skram - Car
"Blue Pretender Guy"
Splashdown (Mentioned)
Landmine (Mentioned)
Over-Run (Mentioned)
Decepticon
Scorponok - Scorpion
Galvatron - Laser Cannon
Bludgeon - Tank
Soundwave - Cassette Player
Starscream - Fighter Jet
Spinister - Helicopter
Misfire - Jet Killed by Scorponok
Dreadwind - Jet
Darkwing - Jet
Wipgspan/Pounce
Needlenose - Jet
Windsweeper - Jet
Ruckus - Baja Buggy
Crankcase - Off Road Vehicle
Other Decepticons
Shockwave - Ray Gun Hooked up to Ark
Megatron (Mentioned) Dead
Thunderwing's Remains (Mentioned)
Other
Demons
Perceptor's Crew
Car Guys - Cars Knocked off road by Override and Rapido
Ultimate Warrior Drones Non-Active
Primus (Mentioned)
Auntie (Mentioned) Destroyed
Notes
- So Scorponok wants more troops..then kills one of them for no good reason....yeah
- On a similar note, why did the Headmasters kill Sureshot last issue if they're just going to convert the entire planet?
- AND! How many of these keys and devices to the Headmasters etc have?!? Does everyone infected get one too?
- Soundwave and the Thunderwing remains were somehow transported to Bludgeon's Warworld (probably a space bridge)
- Bludgeon's plans with the Warworld to create an army, but needs the Matrix's power (in Thunderwing's remains) to power it is basically copied from the G2 comics.
- Why does Overdrive have an odd flying car mode? Everyone else seems to have their toy-based modes!
- The Demons seem to think Hot Rod is their Creator (Primus), likely as a reference to his physical similarities to Primus' astral form (with his new sword and shield to boot)
- Hey look Punch! That's a rarity!
- Amongst the things in the building Landfill smashes out of are the helmet used by the Unicron worshippers and Straxus' head...so I can assume this was the Iaconian Museum of Evil or something.
- Wow...Scorponok found Kryptonite to use against Grimlock
- I wonder if Scorponok's even considered that maybe the now evil Autobots might decide to turn against him at some point? And why would he let Perceptor, who is now an EVIL GENIUS be allowed to in charge of construction of a device designed to corrupt all life?!?! Does he not watch old Sci-Fi movies?!?!?!?
- This storyline sort of annoys me, the concept that this magic gene key can just turn the Autobots evil is one thing, but since Punch is unaffected (likely due to his secret Decepticon half) this seems to imply that all Decepticons would be unaffected for some reason too, thus implying that all Cybertronians are "genetically" pre-determined to be either an Autobot or Decepticon rather than it being a choice for their faction...grumble grumble fanrage grumble....
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