IDW - Windblade Volume 2 #6

Written by: Mairghread Scott

Art by: Corin Howell

Colours by: Thomas Deer

Letters by: Tom B. Long

Editor: John Barber

Plot

One month ago, following the Combiner Wars, Tigatron and Airazor visit Blackarachnia, who acts as a prophet for Onyx Prime on Eukaris. They tell her about the combiners, and how they were clearly from Cybertron, indicating the planet may try to make contact soon.

One week ago, the heads of the four tribes of Eukaris meet up with Blackarachnia, Tigatron and Airazor near the Space Bridge and try to decide what to do about Cybertron. Suddenly Rattrap appears from the portal, planning to find something, but ends up having to talk to the beastformers about Cybertron.

Today, the representatives from Velocitron and Devisiun have arrived on Cybertron, and sign their entries into the Council of Worlds, along with Caminus and Cybertron. Windblade and Starscream plan to head to Eukaris the next day, together so neither can claim the other one "owns" that world's loyalty (since Windblade got Velocitron and Starscream secured Devisiun).

Rattrap gives Windblade the advice to lean on Blackarachnia and Cheetor if she wants to "win" that planet too.

The next morning, Windblade and Starscream arrive on Eukaris, where they are met by the beastformers, most are distrusting of the "standardformers" of Cybertron, but seem to accept Windblade, since she is Camien, and not Cybertronian. Windblade explains that the other colonies are starting to return to Cybertron now, so they can reunite the species, and share their cultures with one-another. Cheetor seems interested, but before anything else can happen, an earth-quake (impossible in this area of the planet) occurs, scaring everyone.

Chela, the Titan that populated Eukaris has awoken, and declares that the standardformers must be killed for their treatment of Onyx Prime's people in the past.

Starscream and Cheetor attack the Titan, whilst Windblade flies into his brain chamber to try and reason with the Titan. Chela however restrains her inside his head, and continues his attack. Unfortunately though, Starscream rushes in, and blasts the brain, instantly killing the Titan, rescuing Windblade, despite her tears over the fallen Titan.

In the aftermath, Windblade mourns for Chela's death, whilst Starscream and Blackarachnia start discussing the alliance. Blackarachnia decides to make Airazor and Tigatron Eukaris' representatives, as they belong to no tribe, meaning their votes won't benefit one tribe over the others.

Characters

Autobot

Windblade - VTOL Fighter Jet

Wheeljack - Race Car

Optimus Maximus - Autobot Gestalt (Flashback)

Superion - Aerialbot Gestalt (Flashback)

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab (Mentioned)

Metroplex - City/Space Ship (Mentioned)

United Cybertron

Starscream - Fighter Jet

Rattrap - Rat

Devastator - Constructicon Gestalt (Flashback)

Eukarien

Blackarachnia - Spider

Tigatron - Tiger

Airazor - Falcon

Cheetor - Cheetah

Dinobot - Raptor

Manta Ray - Stingray

Sonar - Bat

Chela Killed by Starscream

Velocitronian

Moonracer - Sports Car

Knock Out - Sports Car

Override - Race Car (Mentioned)

Devisen

Vanquish - Jet Half

Fireshot - Jet Half

TFA Jetfire - Jet (Flashback)

TFA Jetstorm - Jet (Flashback)

Devisen Population (Flashback)

Devisen Titan (Mentioned) Died on Journey to Devisiun

Other

Council of Worlds (Being Formed)

Solus Prime (Mentioned)

Onyx Prime (Mentioned)

Caminus (Mentioned)

Notes

• Despite being prominent on the cover, Chromia isn't in the comic outside the "previously" section.
• The first 2 pages are set right after the end of Combiner Wars, where we saw Tigatron and Airazor finding the damage caused by the Combiners.
• Small inconsistency here: Despite Optimus Maximus and Devastator arriving and fighting on Eukaris during Combiner Wars, Chela didn't wake up, but he does the second Starscream and Windblade do...
• Despite the others being based on their Beast Wars counterpart's appearances. Blackarachnia is based on her Transformers: Animated body.
• It's revealed here that the colony that Starscream made contact with whilst Windblade was on Velocitron was Devisiun.
• The people of Devisiun are based on various characters from the franchise who combine in pairs whilst in vehicle mode, such as the Jet Twins.
• Apparently since the Devisiun Titan died, the denizens were altered to match their binary star system, making them all "twins"
• Onyx Prime is the member of the 13 associated with Eukaris (aka the Beast Wars planet). This isn't shocking since he is named as the originator of beats form Transformers.
• The Titan Chela is shown to have a phoenix-like robot mode, suitable for Onyx Prime's vessel huh?
• The hatred of "standard-formers" by Chela and the others is most likely due to Galvatron's slaughter of their ancestors on Cybertron.
• Airazor and Tigatron left their original tribes to be together, much like how in the Beast Wars cartoon they left the Maximal's team to explore the newly altered Earth, resulting in their being sent away by the Vok shortly afterwards.
• Vanquish was seen earlier in Empire of Stone as a Decepticon, but here he is an unaligned, smaller robot. They are most likely different guys who happen to look the same, and have the same name.