IDW - Primacy #3

Written by: Chris Metzen & Flint Dille

Art by: Livio Ramondelli

Letters by: Chris Mowry

Editor: John Barber

Plot

Metroplex and Trypticon fight it out in Iacon, with Trypticon having an easy lead in the battle, however Metroplex does eventually take the upper hand, and takes him off line, unfortunately Trypticon reveals he was just the distraction, as the Decepticon's stolen Quintesson shuttle skewers the Titan and topples him over.

The Decepticons send out the Junkions to fight the Autobots as the first wave, which with their numbers causes a lot of problems for them. Next, the Decepticons create a lake of acidic water using acid rain, and releases an army of Sharkticons to join thee fight. The other main Decepticons simply sit back, and let their new recruits take out the bulk of the Autobots for them, but also begin their preparations for dealing with "Target Alpha".

The Autobots begin to make some dents in the Decepticon's forces, and Grimlock personally fights with Blackwall, an old rival from the Gladiator Pits.

Nearby, Omega Supreme reveals to Optimus that he lied to him before, and that he was waiting for Nova to return to kill him for his actions, and the corrupted Prime lineage he started, but that he believes that Optimus is different, and that he trusts and respects him.

At that moment, the Decepticons start their attack on "Target Alpha", who is revealed to be Omega Supreme who is seemingly killed in a mass of explosions.

Once the Sentinel has fallen, Megatron begins to hear Pentius' voice in his head, and he reveals that he is inside of him, and that he plans to devour Cybertron through Megatron himself!

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck

Metroplex - City/Space Ship Disabled by Decepticon Ship

Omega Supreme - Rocket and Base Blasted by Decepticons

Prowl - Car

Ironhide - Van

Bumblebee - Car

Hot Rod - Car

Ultra Magnus - Truck

Kup - Pick Up Truck

Grimlock - Armoured Truck

Jetfire - Jet

Perceptor

Swoop - Jet

Snarl - Armoured Vehicle

Random Autobots Eaten by Sharkticons

Decepticon

Megatron - Tank

Trypticon - Battle Station Disabled by Metroplex

Shockwave - Ray Gun

Soundwave - Acoustic Tank

Starscream - Jet

Blackwall

Skywarp - Jet

Razorclaw - Lion

Motormaster - Truck

Onslaught - Tank

Brawl - Tank

Other Seekers - Jets

Other

Pentius Inside Megatron's Mind

Junkions

Sharkticons

Primus (Mentioned)

Nova Prime (Mentioned)

Notes

• Metroplex is revealed to have been the one to seal away Trypticon originally
• Considering their activity in the modern era, I'm sure no-one is really too worried about Omega Supreme and Metroplex surviving these events huh?
• The Decepticons have recruited the Sharkticons to their ranks as well as the Junkions
• Shockwave's reason for joining the Decepticons is implied to be "Fear" here. Whilst it is shown to have been for his own reasons of universal desruction during Dark Cybertron, but it's possible that this was his "given" excuse during the early years.
• Blackwall and Grimlock are shown to have a long standing rivalry now. (I'm guessing Grimlock will kill him next issue since he's never seen in the modern era)
• Omega Supreme's target name is "Target Alpha", most likely a reference to the "Alpha and Omega"
• Pentius is revealed to be at least partially within Megatron, implying that Megatron did devour a part of his spark to sustain himself on Junkion as intended, as well as being placed within Trypticon.
• It is confirmed here, as guessed before, that Omega is waiting for Nova, so he can kill him for his actions before he left Cybertron.