IDW - Primacy #2

Written by: Chris Metzen and Flint Dille
Art by: Livio Ramondelli
Letters by: Chris Mowry
Editor: John Barber

Plot

Starscream and his Seekers head out to several other planets and recover several Decepticon sub-groups who left due to Scorponok's leadership, and tells them of Megatron's return. The also head to Junkion and recruit the Junkions to build their "World Ship" for the Decepticons to use.

On Cybertron, Alpha Trion is amazed to see Omega Supreme back amongst other Cybertronians again, but cautions Optimus that he won't want to join the battle with the Decepticons, after so long being alone and waiting for Nova to return.

After a short while, the Decepticons head back to Cybertron, and have Trypticon fall from orbit with Metroplex as the target. Optimus orders Metroplex to transform to fight the other giant Transformer. Trypticon lands on the Titan and knocks him over, greeting him as if he knew him in the process....

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck

Alpha Trion - Tumbler

Metroplex - City/Space Ship

Omega Supreme - Rocket and Base

Bulkhead - Van

Bumblebee - Car

Grimlock - Armoured Truck

Hot Rod - Car

Other Autobots

Decepticon

Megatron - Tank

Soundwave - Acoustic Tank

Trypticon - Battle Platform

Starsceam - Jet

Thundercracker - Jet

Astrotrain - Space Shuttle

Motor Master - Truck

Dragstrip - Car

Dead End - Car

Breakdown - Car

Wildrider - Car

Razorclaw - Lion

Divebomb - Eagle

Rampage - Tiger

Tantrum - Bull

Headstrong - Rhino

Onslaught - Tank

Brawl - Tank

Vortex - Helicopter

Blast Off - Space Shuttle

Swindle - Van

Scorponok - Scorpion Tank (Mentioned)

Other

Strongbox - Van Injured/Killed by Stunticons

Junkions

Nominus Prime - Jet (Mentioned)

Notes

• It appears that a lot of the Decepticons fled Cybertron when Megatron was overthrown in Monstrosity, just to be brought back together now (of course, hardly ANY time has passed since that event...)
• Gee, I wonder if it's a coincidence that all the teams featured amongst the Decepticons here are all traditionally combiner teams? Wonder if that has anything to do with the upcoming Combiner Wars series?
• Magmara Nine being nickn-named "The Cauldron" could be a reference to the location featured in the 3H Universe comics
• Strongbox was last seen being ambushed by the Dynobots...poor fella.
• The Predacons being found in bestial modes on a forest planet could be a reference to their reappearance in the Dreamwave series too.
• Most likely the Predacon's bestial modes were to make it easier for them to travel across the jungle-like planet they were on. They're later shown to rescan to vehicle modes by the time of Spotlight: Jazz.
• Omega Supreme seems to be reluctant to join the Autobots here (we do know he later joins them of course though)
• This is the first issue to show the Combaticons all together as a whole team! Normally Swindle is shown going solo as an arms dealer type.
• Nominus Prime is mentioned as having had a Garrison world....guess he was a jerk too after all!
• Megatron took command of the Junkions after slaughtering most of them in Monstrosity.
• The Decepticons use a Quintesson cork-screw ship. Most likely having been salvaged from Junkion, as it was likely Pentius' originally.
• The scene of the Autobots scrambling whilst Metroplex transforms is probably in homage to the 80's Transformers movie's Autobot City battle scene.
• Trypticon greets Metroplex as if he knows him. This could mean that Trypticon himself, as an ancient Transformer remembers Titans from the past, or maybe Pentius just remembers the Titans from some point in the past?