IDW - Transformers #55

Title: All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights

Written by: John Barber

Art by: Andrew Griffith

Colours by: Josh Burcham

Letters by: Tom B. Long

Editor: Carlos Guzman

Publisher: Ted Adams

Plot

On Cybertron, Starscream is dumb-founded by the Metrotitan being on Earth, and awaking to Optimus' commands live on TV. The rest of Cybertron are just as amazed, and the Council of Worlds holds an emergency meeting to discuss this new situation...

On Earth, Skywarp has taken himself, Blackrock and the EDC agents to the White House where the president is worried about Optimus having a two mile high warrior on his side now. Skywarp tries to explain to the President that raising a Titan is a holy thing for a Cybertronian, but she doesn't care.

Elsewhere, at the Indian Ocean, Cosmos is ordered into space by Arcee, who comes with him. The two of them have been tasked with taking down Galvatron before he can escape. Cosmos quickly reaches Astrotrain and opens fire on the weakened Decepticon. Galvatron opens a hatch on Astrotrain and knocks out Cosmos with his cannon. Cosmos manages to disable Astrotrain's engines before he can reach Sanctuary Station, but is unable to do much else, Arcee leaves him as Laserbeak and Buzzsaw rescue him and take him into the Station for repairs.

Being damaged, Astrotrain tries to land on Jupiter, but doesn't realise the planet has no physical surface and starts tumbling through. Arcee follows him through, so Galvatron leaves his ally, and throws his disabled form at the female Autobot, who simply slices him into three pieces. Arcee briefly engages Galvatron is battle before Optimus and Soundwave appear from the Skyroller shuttle. The trio gang up on Galvatron, who declare that it is more important for Galvatron to simply be dead that to be honourable and face him one-on-one now.

After a messy battle, Galvatron is left without one of his arms, due to his cannon being forced to explode. Galvatron tries to explain that he needs to exist as he's the only one who can stop the Primes from returning, but Optimus simply says he doesn't care, he points his blaster at the ancient Decepticon, and shoots him square in the chest, reducing him to ash, except for his head, which Optimus plucks from the corpse and takes with him, back home...

Back on Earth, the President is on the way to the UN for an emergency meeting, when she finds Optimus, Soundwave and Arcee in front of the White House. Optimus presents her with Galvatron's dead head as a peace-offering, stating that he is there to help the humans, and wishes for them to join their Council of Worlds as an equal party. He has the Metrotitan transform into Autobot City remotely, to be used as an embassy for Cybertronians on Earth, and he wishes for Earth to embrace them at long last...

Back on Cybertron, the Council have decided that due to Earth having a Titan and it's own Prime, in Optimus, that it be allowed into the Council if desired. Starscream goes off to sulk about losing the vote, and his imaginary friend Bumblebee proceeds to mock him for not following his advice on not trying to go against Optimus on the Earth issue.

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck Cab

Alpha Trion - Tumbler

Arcee - Sports Car

Windblade - VTOL Fighter Jet

Cosmos - Orbiter Injured by Galvatron

Thundercracker - Fighter Jet

Kup - Pick Up Truck

Jazz - Sports Car

Sunstreaker - Sports Car

Jetfire - Fighter Jet

Pyra Magna - Emergency Vehicle

Jumpstream - Sports Car

Dust Up - Sports Car

Rust Dust - Motorcycle

Stormclash or Skyburst - Helicopter (Unclear)

Bumblebee - Car (Ghost)

Megatron - Tank (Mentioned)

Decepticon

Galvatron - Tank Destroyed by Optimus Prime

Soundwave - Personnel Carrier

Laserbeak - Cassette

Buzzsaw - Cassette

Astrotrain - Space Shuttle/Train Sliced apart by Arcee

Skywarp - Jet

Blitzwing - Fighter Jet/Tank (Mentioned) Captured by EDC

United Cybertron

Starscream - Fighter Jet

Rattrap - Mole Rat

Circuit (Mentioned)

Longtooth (Mentioned)

Colonists

Vanquish - Part of Jet

Fireshot - Part of Jet

Tigatron - Tiger

Airazor - Falcon

Knock Out - Sports Car

Moonracer - Sports Car

Obsidian - Osprey Stealth Jet

Strika - Battle Tank

Aileron - Space Shuttle

Other Cybertronian

Metrotitan - Autobot City

Garrison Blackrock - Human

Civilians on Cybertron

Onyx Prime (Mentioned)

The Thirteen Primes (Mentioned)

Human

Madame President

Marissa Faireborn

Ayana Jones

Spike Witwicky

Zilong Qian

White House Staff

United Nations (Mentioned)

Other

Thrust Drones - Jets

Notes

• This issue was originally due out a week earlier, which is why the start of Titans Return follows up directly after the end of this issue.
• Starscream recognizes the Titan on Earth as being the same one who named him the Chosen One, despite him appearing to die at the end of his appaearnce in the RID Annual book. Rattrap also confirms the identification.
• Poor Cosmos, he finally gets to do something, then Galvatron blasts him out of commission.
• Considering he has an upcoming Titans Return toy coming up, I doubt Astrotrain is completely dead here.
• Arcee throws Galvatron's battle axe into the atmosphere of Jupiter here, he has had that axe since the original wars on Cybertron....dammit Arcee, that was probably worth a fortune!
• Soundwave declares that he now agrees with Megatron's choice to join the Autobots and give up the Decepticon way.
• The humans declaring an emergency UN meeting on Earth parallels the Council of Worlds convening on Cybertron to discuss the Metrotitan and Earth's role in the future.
• Optimus has started to declare himself as an Earthling since he "adopted" Earth as his new home.
• The only part of Galvatron to survive his death is his head....I wonder if there's any new Headmaster themed toys for Galvatron out at the moment?