Title: Desperate Measures
Written by: Mairghread Scott
Art by: Sara Pitre-Durocher
Colours by: Joana LaFuente
Letters by: Tom B Long
Editor: Carlos Guzman
Publisher: Ted Adams
Plot
Ironhide's troops are fighting the Titans on Cybertron's surface, as Windblade's team attacks Carcer, planning to try and convince him to help in the battle against the others. Starscream and the remaining council members are watching the action unfold from the Spire, and Starscream admits that he really does hope that Windblade succeeds, but feels like she wont, since heroes tend to die...
Devastator is tearing into Carcer's hull, but is soon confronted by an attack force led by Strika, who seems to be matched up to him in terms of strength.
Obsidian notes how the shuttles seem to be acting strange in the area, and orders for the nearby ones to be struck, in case of any infiltrators. The shuttle carrying Windblade's team is hit, and detonates, but Fireshot is able to get them out safely by having everyone hide within rubble, and crash onto the hull, leading to them making it into an airlock.
Inside the Titan, the team splits into two groups, one to reach the armoury, the other to the brain chamber. Obsidian soon detects the team heading to the armoury, and reports this to Elita, also reporting that Windblade is with them. Elita, assuming that this is Starscream's doing, leads a team to intercept them herself.
She attacks the team, and manages to clip Windblade's wing, and swatting the others away at the same time, she goes to finish off Windblade personally, but "Windblade" is revealed to just be Lightbright having used a holo-projector to disguise herself as her, much to Elita's distaste.
Windblade's real team arrives at the brain chamber, having avoided detection by going through the vents. Windblade prepares to interface with Carcer's brain, but is interrupted by Obsidian, who figured that something was going on, and reasoned that the brain was the better tactical decision for Windblade to go for, rather than the armoury.
Obsidian tries to convince Windblade that reactivating Carcer is a mistake, but she insists that he is needed for the battle. Obsidian unleashes his weapons, and opens fire on the team, who work together to disable the Carcerian delegate, allowing Windblade to link up to Carcer's brain, even as Obsidian continues to call for her to stop.
Windblade taps into the mind of Carcer, and manages to reactivate him, realizing too late why the Carcer crew refused to allow him to fight...he isn't really Carcer...he is the evil Titan Vigilem, who was loyal only to Liege Maximo....
Characters
Autobot
Windblade - VTOL Fighter Jet
Blurr - Race Car
Metroplex - Iacon City/Space Ship Knocked Out
Bumblebee - Cybertronian Car (Ghost)
Ironhide - Van (Mentioned)
Decepticon
Sparkstalker - Insect Monster
United Cybertron
Starscream - Fighter Jet
Devastator - Constructicon Gestalt
Metalhawk - Fighter Jet (Flashback) Killed by Starscream
Ironhide's Security Force (Mentioned)
Colonist
Tigatron - Tiger
Airazor - Eagle
Knock Out - Sports Car
Moonracer - Sports Car
Prime Breakdown - Armoured Van
Lightbright
Fireshot - Part of Jet
Carcerian
Elita One
Obsidian - Stealth Osprey Helicopter
Strika - Battle Tank
Lancer
Greenlight
Carcerian Troops
Other
Titan Swarm - Space Ships
Vigilem - Spaceship Carcer
Notes
- Despite being on the roll call page, and being mentioned as fighting the Titans, Ironhide doesn't actually appear in this issue
- Also, despite all appearances, Windblade doesn't actually appear on the issue cover. That's Lightbright in disguise.
- Starscream's getting a bit sloppy in his chats with Bumblebee's ghost. He does so in front of Airazor and Knock Out in this issue, with the former even commenting on it.
- Strika is strong enough to fight off Devastator....yikes!
- With the revelation that Carcer is actually Vigilem, the Titan mentioned to be loyal to Liege Maximo in the Revolution tie-in issue, it's quite likely that the former captain, who currently acts as Elita One's throne is ACTUALLY Liege Maximo's body!
- It is assumed that the secret device Sparkstalker gave Windblade was he holo-projector that Lightbright used this issue.
- All members of the Council of Worlds appear in this issue, except for Vanquish.
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