TFCC #63 - Another Light Part 3

Title: Memory's Splinter

Writers: Jesse Wittenrich and Pete Sinclair

Pencils and Inks: Eryck Webb

Colours: Evan Gauntt

Letters: Jesse Wittenrich

Managing Editor: Pete Sinclair

Plot

The Decepticons arrive on Earth to fight off the Autobots at Decepticon City, once there Grimlock and the Micromaster Predacons are deployed to take on the Micromaster combiner Superion. Grimlock is overwhelmed by Superion, but the Predacons manage to hold him off, allowing Grimlock to leave andd rejoin the battle with the others.

Galvatron lands and has Scourge and Cyclonus find Starscream to rally the troops, whilst he goes to join the battle.

Rodimus and his team see Galvatron flying into the battle, the team starts firing, but Rodimus stops them, as it's not their battle. Optimus agrees and attacks Galvatron. He seems to have the upper hand, but Rodimus goes to "help out" by holding Galvatron still for Optimus, whilst also sneakily dropping his gun for the Decepticon. Optimus orders Rodimus to leave, allowing Galvatron to grab the gun and aim it towards the Autobot leader...

Characters

SG Decepticon

Galvatron - Rescue Helicopter

Cyclonus - Space Jet

Scourge - Stealth Bomber

Dirge - VTOL Fighter Jet

Predaking - Dragon

Razorclaw - Wolf

Rampage - Tiger

Divebomb - Falcon

Unidentified Decepticons

Starscream - Tetrajet (Mentioned)

SG Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab

Rodimus - Sports Car

Superion - Micromaster Aerialbot Gestalt

Big Daddy - Muscle Car

Drift - Race Car

Swerve - Pick Up Truck

Tailgate - Sports Car

Cosmos - Orbiter Killed in Battle

Unidentified Autobots

Classics Autobot

Grimlock - Thunderous Lizardous

Other

The Thirteen (Mentioned)

Notes

• The Recordicons mini-comic shows that Rumble's head survived his smelting, but it gets left behind when Straxus rescues them.
• Hot Shot mistakes Tarantulas for Sideways due to their similarities...this could actually be true and Hot Shot simply created his worst nightmare!
• The Wreckers all give the same excuse for why they don't combine into Ruination...Whirl!
• The entire story here is a retelling of the battle of Autobot City from the 80's Transformers movie.
• The Predacons have added Predaking to their roster, in the form of Classics Nightscream, and seems to be in homage to his Prime series counterpart
• Superion is made from the Decepticon Sixwing repaint, which comes with 6 parts. Since the components aren't named here I'll just refer to them as their combined form.
• Although very distorted, the troops with Rodimus can be identified from their colours by simply reading the prequel story showing this story's aftermath, and the previously seen Big Daddy.
• The long running theory of Hot Rod causing Optimus' death in the movie is alluded to here again, by Rodimus dropping his gun for Galvatron to pick up.
• This issue ends in a very similar way to the previous one, with the Galvatron about to finish off Optimus, like Magnus was about to finish off his counterpart last issue.

Other Features

Interview with Will Friedle (RID2015 Bumblebee)
Article on Combiner Wars Brake-Down and Quickslinger

Hall of Fame Nominees announcement

History of Classics Grimlock

Classics Grimlock Profile

Hot Shot interviews Tarantulas 

Recordicons Ravage gets distracted and the Decepticons get dumped in a smelting pool

Bot on the Street The Wreckers are asked why they won't combine.